Anfang September

A risoprinted zine about the 9 euro ticket, a potion of transformation and a lost cat.

a risoprinted comic page in blue and orange. two people are saying goodbye at a busstop in the middle of nowhere.

a risoprinted comic page in blue and orange. a stranger approaches a busstop in the middle of nowhere.

a risoprinted comic page in blue and orange. two people are arguing, one of them knits a scarf to calm down.

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Yael Rathjens is an illustrator and designer based in Berlin. She studied visual communication and graphic arts at the University of the Arts in Berlin and at the Art Academy of Latvia in Riga.
She focuses on illustration in print, animation and installation.

In her practice she illustrates scenes drawn from conversations with friends, lost objects and speculative futures. Her commissioned works range from playing cards to editorial illustrations.

Exhibitions:
2025, Some Words Sound Louder than Others, Salon am Moritzplatz.
2024, La Mer Blessee, SOMA Art Space.
2022, Risikofaktor, Senefelder Straße 29-30.
Ab 2020, Rundgang UdK

Selected clients:
University of the arts berlin
Ernährungsrat oldenburg
Ideendirektoren oldenburg

Selected references:
Klinikum Oldenburg
Landessparkasse zu Oldenburg
EWE Netz
Secalflor
Genkidama

Articles:
2025 UdK Journal 31 "Partner"