Luka Lenzin (*1980) lives in Hamburg. They’re an illustrator/graphic designer (diploma degree) and a musician. With their band TWISK Luka writes and edits songs, sings, plays guitar and bass. With plastiq they improvise with beats, voice, synth, mbira and collage tracks. Under the moniker Emol they produce and perform experimental music. Luka contributed keys and vocals to the project Lokomoko. As a member of ZOLLO collective they question the idea of institution, of public space and of consumerism.
Luka has produced several animated videos and is always keen to do boundary transcending artwork involving typography, illustration, video/audio sampling. They’re experienced in the field of theatre music and audio walks. Their comic book “Nadel und Folie” will be published by Reprodukt in 2022.
Luka’s first graphic novel “rpm” was published by Reprodukt, short comic stories can be found in Orang or testcard. With Lennart Thiem they co-published the fanzine “Transzendieren Exzess Pop”. With Thomas Klein they broadcasted the monthly radio programme “Der Trichter und sein Henkel” on Tide 96,0. Being a member of Comicfestival Hamburg e.V., together with Kathrin Klingner they were responsible for the Satellite Exhibitions in 2012 and ’13. Luka was a member of happy-go-lucky pop group Honeyheads from 2006-2013. Together with Marlene Krause they have run the comic anthology Two Fast Colour from 2007-2011. You could find them drawing live portraits of bands playing at Astra Stube from 2006-2016.
Contact:
concerning artwork, music and all counterproducts: e_mol [at] yahoo.com