In the wild · KOTOE

With KOTOE.

A close friend, a longtime collaborator, and a familiar presence behind the decks. Here, in the HA HA HA set.

KOTOE wearing the blue HA HA HA set, with drawn lines across the photograph

A note from Ole

KOTOE and I have been friends for years. She has played at my art exhibitions, and I’ve seen her wearing UKENA behind the decks, at festivals and at a close friend’s wedding. Seeing the work become part of a friend’s life is one of the nicest parts of making it.

These photographs stay with one set: blue linen, yellow embroidery, HA HA HA. Drawings continue across the photographs, adding another layer to the work she is already wearing.

Put a set on

Listen to KOTOE.

Based in Berlin, the Japanese-Brazilian DJ moves between disco, acid and sounds shaped by her life across Brazil, Japan and Germany. Her sets leave room for surprise.

47 Katzen tanzen auf’m Tisch ↗

Panne Eichel / Bachstelzen, Fusion 2022 ↗

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KOTOE portrait with handwritten tour dates lettering
From the same portrait series.