This July, Berlin’s underground creative scene gains a new meeting point. From July 9–12, artists DENDYDEN and KOJAIKOSTI will transform Bunker West into a hybrid exhibition and showroom where painting, sculpture, fashion, and the human body converge.
Titled RELIEF IN BUNKER, the four-day project marks the first collaboration between street and 3D artist Denis Kochetygov, better known as DENDYDEN, and designer Sofiia Smirnova, founder of the fetish glamour label KOJAIKOSTI. Set within the raw concrete architecture of Bunker West, the exhibition presents a dialogue between two practices that began in two dimensions and gradually expanded into physical space.
At the core of the project lies a shared fascination with volume. While DENDYDEN’s neo-surrealist paintings create the illusion of depth on flat surfaces, KOJAIKOSTI’s garments emerge from patterns that become sculptural forms. Over time, both artists moved beyond the plane: paintings evolved into three-dimensional objects, fashion became wearable sculpture. Their collaboration represents the point where these trajectories intersect.
An exhibition between art object, design piece, and fashion statement
The result is a body of work that resists easy categorisation. RELIEF IN BUNKER invites visitors to experience paintings, 3D-printed sculptures, and structural garments. It also showcases collaborative wearable pieces, all within a single environment. The works can not only be viewed but also tried on, commissioned, and acquired, blurring the traditional boundaries between art object, design piece, and fashion statement.
DENDYDEN’s oil paintings and sculptural works are among the highlights. KOJAIKOSTI’s distinctive structural garments also stand out. Additionally, there is a series of collaborative pieces that transform the body itself into a moving artwork. Here, clothing functions less as fashion and more as living relief—an extension of sculptural form into motion.
For DENDYDEN, whose work spans murals, painting, and digital fabrication, the exhibition continues an ongoing exploration of illusion and materiality. For KOJAIKOSTI, known for her provocative fusion of fetish aesthetics and couture-like construction, it offers a new platform to investigate the relationship between body, structure, and space.
“The surface expands into space, and the body becomes a moving relief.”
RELIEF IN BUNKER will take place over four days. It is expected to attract a diverse audience. This includes artists, photographers, stylists, art directors, collectors, and independent creatives from Berlin and beyond. Entry is free.
RELIEF IN BUNKER runs from July 9–12, 2026, at Bunker West, Berlin.
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