The work of Franko B is about being exposed and naked, with nowhere to go and nowhere to hide. His work consistently takes an unshirking look at the body as a canvas and as an unmediated and unrefined site of representation for the beautiful, the untouchable, the unspeakable, the ignorant and for the pain, the love, the hate, the loss, the power and the fears of the human condition.

Aktion 398 involves a one-to-one confrontation with the artist in a specially constructed room in the centre of the gallery. The audience book a time slot in advance, take a number and sit in a waiting area before being led individually into the room by one of Franko B’s assistants.