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Press Profile — Achim Mentzen / Living Sculpture
Kurzprofil
Achim Mentzen is a German entrepreneur, sales and marketing professional, lecturer and professional driver who has developed the artistic project Living Sculpture / Transparenzprojekt since 2026.
His professional background spans international logistics, technical sales, key account management, business development, company management, marketing, quality management, digital marketing and adult education.
Artistic project
Living Sculpture uses the artist's own body as the material of a live performance. The project examines nudity, shame, social norms, visibility and bodily self-determination.
A central statement of the project is:
The human body is not obscene.
The work does not ask audiences to adopt one particular view. Instead, it places an openly presented adult human body into a defined artistic and social context and documents the reactions, conversations and questions that arise.
Seven-day performance
The central format is a seven-day live performance in a suitable professional exhibition or project space.
The planned format includes: - seven consecutive days, - continuous presence within the agreed performance area, - ordinary activities such as sleeping, eating and conversation, - audience dialogue within defined rules, - agreed photography/video documentation, - explicit safety, consent and house rules.
The performance is presented as art and is not a sexual service.
Background
Achim Mentzen trained as a forwarding and logistics professional and later worked for many years in international sales, key account management, marketing and company leadership. He has held roles including Sales Manager, Key Account Manager and Prokurist and has worked with international customers and partners.
His qualifications include Fachkaufmann für Marketing (IHK), quality-management and auditing qualifications, and later training in digital marketing, SEM/web analytics, content marketing, social media and e-commerce.
Contact
Project: Achim Mentzen — Living Sculpture / Transparenzprojekt
Website: https://achimmentzen.github.io/
GitHub project: https://github.com/achimmentzen/Transparenzprojekt
For media and institutional enquiries, use the contact address published on the project website.