Jesse B. Foerster is a German-American-Japanese visual artist and music producer. He first gained recognition in the 1990s as co-founder of the label Overdose, which became internationally recognized for its charting club hits and innovative electronic sound. Collaborations include Nina Hagen, Afrika Islam, Tyree Cooper, Vanessa-Mae, and Malcolm McLaren.
Raised between Miami, New York, and Frankfurt, his path led from breakdancing in early-1980s New York to spinning records in GI clubs and European hip-hop jams, and eventually to founding record labels that helped shape 1990s club culture. Since the 2010s, Foerster has increasingly focused on photography and visual art. His current work moves between photographic reality and surreal image-making, exploring artificiality, identity, cultural memory, and the shifting boundaries between what appears real and what is constructed.
