Title: Honneth vs. Hanybal
Year Completed: 2022
Size: Drawing on a 10x20 cm Suhrkamp book. Assembled to a video in X format 
Technical: Japanese Calligraphy on Book. Assembled to Gif Animation.

The most violent critique of modern societies is written by Francfort School authors. This is summarised by Axel Honneth as he indicates the current role of a Critical Theory for the XXI century. The artwork from Dr. Niklas Henke, takes one of Honneth’s major works as a background. He contrast this work with the violent lyrics of the Francfort Gangster rapper Hanybal. Thereby, he contrasts the intellectual, historical perspectives of the Francfort School with contemporary, urban realities. The emerging dialogue questions nowadays society and western focus on technoscientific rationality.