Goldankauf, das Kollektiv is an artistic proposal by the Mexican duo Helena Hernández & Alejandra Baltazares.  While based in Berlin, the artists came together after the urge to express themselves through art against the extreme violence occurring everyday in Mexico. They quickly found common elements in their works and began a series of collaborations after dropping by chance into a suspicious book shop from where they took the name for their collective.

 

Based on a selected vintage pornographic photo collection from the shop, they have produced various works together as well in collaboration with swiss artist Rafael Koller. The duo has participated in festivals such the Porn Film Festival in Berlin and  Salon ACME as part of the Art Week in Mexico. Their work has also been published by i-D and Vice magazines in their Mexican and German editions.