The Core Team Behind Hero Armor

On 4 September 2026 we published a post on our Instagram, @heroarmor.art, under a simple heading: the core team behind Hero Armor. We want to keep it here in the journal too, so it stays with the rest of the story.

Standing on the Playa

The post opens with how the project went. In the words of the original caption:

This project has been anything but easy. Along the way, we faced countless challenges, unexpected turns, difficult moments, and situations where we had to find solutions on the go. But looking at Hero Armor standing here on the Playa today, I'm incredibly happy and proud that we made it through and brought this project to life together.

That is the whole picture of those months. There were many challenges and turns we did not expect. Some problems had to be solved on the spot, with no time to plan. The installation was standing on the Playa when the post went out.

A birthday, and the first believers

The day had one more reason to be special. It was Marcel's birthday, and the post greets him with a cake and a happy birthday.

Marcel was one of the very first people who believed in the idea and supported it when Hero Armor was still just an idea. The caption calls it a "crazy idea" and says Marcel made a huge contribution to bringing the project to life. The gratitude in the post is deep, and it covers everything he put into the work.

Ivan

The post also speaks about Ivan. He joined the project with incredible energy. He quickly became involved in much more than electronics and lighting. He took responsibility for solving countless challenges along the way, and he became a huge part of making Hero Armor happen.

The thanks to both of them is for their time, energy, work and support, and for everything they contributed to the journey. The post says plainly: we went through a lot, but we did it.

Only part of the team

The people in this post are only part of the Hero Armor team. Many more wonderful people gave their skills, time, energy and support, and each of them played an important role in making the project possible. We promised a separate post for everyone who helped bring Hero Armor to life, and we mean to keep that promise.

The caption ends with thanks to every single person who became part of this journey, and with a sentence we are happy to repeat here:

Hero Armor exists because we made it together.

Thank you, Marcel. Thank you, Ivan. And thank you to everyone whose name will come in the next post.