Georg Meyer-Wiel X Alexander Abramov

The collaboration between Georg Meyer-Wiel and Uncovered began with Uncovered Part I. Soul, where Georg was invited to create illustrations that would live inside the book. Working from a mix of photographs created for Uncovered and images from Alex’s personal archive, the focus was never traditional illustration, but interpretation - translating emotional states into visual form. Georg’s illustrations for Soul are not meant to decorate the text. They expand it. They open space for what cannot be fully expressed in words, allowing the emotional layers of the book to breathe.

Five Layers of Flash

Five limited-edition artworks inspired by the emotional archetypes of Uncovered Part. II Body

As the collaboration developed, it naturally expanded beyond Soul. In parallel with the work on Uncovered: Part I, Georg began creating a separate body of work in dialogue with Uncovered Part II. Body. Drawing from the visual and emotional world of Body, these works translate photography into drawing and mixed media, forming a new expression within the same universe. From this process emerged Five Layers of Flash: a limited-edition print series, alongside a small group of hand-finished original artworks.
Together, they extend the language of Uncovered into a different medium while remaining rooted in the same emotional core. These works are not side projects, but part of an ongoing artistic exchange shaped by trust, presence, and shared understanding.

The idea of Five Layers of Flash is rooted in the act of undressing - not as performance, but as transformation. For Georg, clothing is never just fabric. It carries identity, memory, and social codes. Removing it becomes a way of moving closer to truth. Each print reflects a distinct emotional state - shaped by tension, desire, control, isolation, or longing. These are not characters or costumes, but states of being: moments many of us pass through at different stages of life. What exists as photography in Body is translated here into drawing and mixed media, allowing the same emotional themes to surface in a new form.

This set comprises five fine art prints, each measuring 9½” × 11¾” | 24 × 30 cm. Printed on archival paper, each print is signed and numbered by the artist. Edition limited to 50 complete sets. Every set is presented in a custom-designed envelope with debossed detailing, produced exclusively for Five Layers of Flash.

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Our collaboration began with a simple Instagram message from Alex one morning. What followed were countless portraits, long conversations, and, ultimately, an unexpected gift: a deep friendship. For me, this connection is the most precious part of the creative process—it is what gives my work its life and soul.
Our initial conversations centered around illustrations for Alex’s next book, Uncovered Part I: Soul. Before long, however, the idea evolved into something much more expansive. Together, we decided to create a series of limited-edition prints.

For Five Layers of Flash, I combined visual references from each chapter of Uncovered and arranged them as a sequence. Placed side by side, they trace different stages of unveiling the body. Each image holds a tension between strength and vulnerability - between what is shown and what is guarded. Transformation runs through the entire series, and it is something I personally connect to. At different points in my life, I have recognized myself in each of these archetypes.
In the end, the collaboration is not just about creating images - it’s about witnessing and recording a human presence in all its complexity. This is where art, emotion, and trust converge, and where my work finds its truest purpose.

Georg Meyer-Wiel