On Wednesday, 18.09.25, Keyi Studio will present Behind the Bass Line, their debut solo exhibition, held in a space as iconic and charged as the works themselves: the tunnel of Tresor Berlin.
This marks the first time in the club’s legendary history that the Tresor tunnel — a symbol of Berlin’s post-industrial techno identity — is used as an exhibition space. A place built on sound and subculture now becomes the setting for a striking visual portrait series.
Formed by photographers and visual artists Izabella Chrobok and Grzegorz Bacinski, Keyi Studio have built their voice at the intersection of fashion, music, and portraiture — with their lens often focused on the shifting identities of subcultural life between Europe and Asia. With this exhibition, they chart a new territory: a celebration and condensation of electronic music’s global identity, told through its faces.
Titled Behind the Bass Line, the project features powerful portraits of key figures from the electronic music world — including Jeff Mills, Shao, Ellen Allien, Richie Hawtin, Monika Kruse, DJ Hell, Chloe Lula, Dave Clarke, Max Durante, Nastia, Veronica Vasicka, Helena Hauff, Bloody Mary, Zanias, Kris Baha, Rebekah, Tommy Four Seven, Peaches and more — artists who have shaped the sound and soul of clubs like Tresor.
Projected inside the tunnel’s raw concrete architecture, the images echo with history and presence. Each portrait is less a static image and more an intimate performance, capturing a rare fragility beneath the surface of persona and myth. As the night unfolds, this exhibition becomes a kind of ritual — where sight meets sound, and legacy meets the now.
Accompanied by a forward-thinking music program curated with Keyi Magazine—including live sets by Ghosts in the Machine and Zanias, DJ sets by AYA, Shakti, Eyes Dice, Berlin Bunny, and a performance by Jiannyuh Wang—this one-night-only event brings together fashion, music, performance, and visual art in a shared space. The event starts at 8:30 PM and goes until dawn. Guests should arrive early to catch an open-to-public fashion presentation by Marlon Ferry and enjoy snacks prepared by chef Gabriele Locorotondo. Additionally, limited number of goodie bags will be available for early arrivals, offering a warm welcome before the bassline takes over.
What emerges is more than an exhibition. It is a living portrait of the club’s past, present, and future — seen through the eyes of a studio that has always worked across boundaries. For Keyi Studio, Behind the Bass Line is not just a tribute. It’s a mirror.
