August 11, 2024 / Flaucher Island

August 11, 2024 / Munich

Flaucher Island

Flaucher Island ¹ is a mandorla ^{Fig 1–2} in the very center of Munich. On display: an FKK beach ^{Fig 6}, exposed to city dwellers on both riverbanks. Hidden: gay cruising in the thick paradisiacal undergrowth ^{Fig 3/5/7}.

Photo and video footage from the site made its way into two new works within the Mandrake Gardens ² cycle^{Fig 4}.

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An almond-shaped island, washed by the Isar River

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About Mandrake Gardens cycle

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Fig 1: Flaucher Island in the shape of a mandorla (Google Maps screenshot)

Fig 2: Chanel logo in a pawnshop window in Munich

Fig 3: The back of a visitor’s head in the cruising zone of Flaucher Island

Fig 4: Google Maps screenshot with visitor photos and pins on Flaucher Island

Fig 5: Drawing of mandrake roots (screenshot from the internet)

Fig 6: Visitor at the FKK beach on Flaucher Island

Fig 7: Cruising bushes on Flaucher Island

© All photos by Sergey Shabohin, 2024

11 августа 2024 / Мюнхен

Остров Флаухер

Остров Флаухер – мандорла ¹ в самом центре Мюнхена. На показ: FKK-пляж, выставленный горожанам с противоположных берегов. Скрыто: гей-круизинг в густых райских кущах.

Фото- и видеокадры оттуда вошли в два новых видео в рамках цикла Mandrake Gardens.

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Остров миндалевидной формы, омываемый рекой Изар

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