Ayleen
LATEX LADY OF BERLIN MAY OR MAY NOT BE TURKISH UBER DRIVER
On my way to meet Ayleen Kandemir, my nerves are kicking in. I’ve heard she likes a drink, and honestly, I could use one now, too. Not much is known about her, but I often spot her on the street in Neukölln, dressed in head-to-toe latex, frozen like a public sculpture. She’s just as iconic as one. She’s become a fixture of the Berlin public transport network, where she likes to pose on the floor and sometimes gets mistaken for someone who’s fallen and needs assistance. When people talk about her, their eyes widen as if they had seen a ghost. Some say you’ll turn to stone when you see her, like Medusa.
I find Ayleen standing on a corner beside her bike, in a power pose like the CEO of the streets. She’s rocking her signature, all-black look––latex biker jacket, cinched with a latex corset, thigh-high latex stiletto boots, and accessorized with silver handcuffs dangling from one wrist and a leather choker around her neck. Her communication style is non-verbal but her confidence is clear. She gestures and directs me toward the location where she wants to shoot. She begins posing with precisely controlled movements. Her performance is sexually suggestive but never explicit. There’s a slapstick vibe to the scenes she creates. At one point, I change my angle and notice she is looking at her own reflection as she performs. Even Ayleen can’t escape her own allure.
Eventually, we both feel satiated and stop to review the images we’ve created. Ayleen lets out a quiet ‘cool’, then hops on her bike and rides off. I realize it’s the only word she’s ever spoken to me, so a few days later, I follow up by text message to try and get her story.
KG: How do you typically like to start your day?
Ayleen: My typical day usually starts with an orgasm. When I wake up, having slept in my skintight clothes and my thigh high boots that got wet during the night, I get so horny that I jerk off in front of the mirror. Then, after showering, I have breakfast – coffee, juice, scrambled eggs and sausages.
Sounds like you have a big appetite. What is a typical night like for you?
My night usually begins with male acquaintances who I like to let touch me. Complete strangers on the street grab my crotch, massage my silicone tits and cum on my boots or in my latex gloves. I also love going to clubs and dancing there until the morning, always dressed in my sexy clothes that make me moan while dancing.
A friend once told me that the hottest sex he had was when he felt most in danger. Things can get dangerous on the street. Does that turn you on?
Yes, a little danger is exciting – but not too much! Once, I got stuck in the elevator with a girl in latex clothes. We had really cool sex.
I’d like to make short films, so I am always looking for actors or actresses to star in them.
Oh wow. I’ve heard all sorts of stories about you here in Berlin, it’s hard to know what’s true and what’s made up.
Like what?
Well, I’ve heard different things. That you’re Turkish, you’re an accountant, that you enjoy a drink. I also heard you’re an Uber driver.
That’s cool, but most of it isn’t true. I don’t think I should reveal any secrets. But the truth is, I play in the theater from time to time. And the vodka is water – most of the time.
There are thousands of photos and videos on your Instagram. Is that what you mean by theater?
Yes, that’s true. I’d like to make short films, so I am always looking for actors or actresses to star in them.
What is it that you find irresistible? Do you have a type?
I love slim boys or girls in thigh-high boots and skin-tight latex or leather clothes. I love sex in dresses or in the water. I also love bondage or dominatrix games. Being tied up or pretending to be stabbed or shot is also exciting.
Do you think you’ll stay in Berlin forever? Do you like it here?
Maybe I’ll stay, maybe I’ll leave. I don’t know. Maybe I’ll go to Australia or New Zealand in a few years. I like the idea of those countries – the vastness, so few people, not as crowded as Europe.
