Inspired by Siskind this image re-frames two sex toys upon a shimmery rippling background. The power button is uncomfortably framed front and center asking to be turned on. Gently wrapped around by its lover, the paddle, the scene not so subtly depicts penetration and eroticism, framing asks the viewer why the toy still needs to be turned on in such an erotic situation. The truth is that as someone who questions whether they experience sexual attraction at all, yet has has quite a bit of sex in the past, I’ve been in the place of the toy, asking the same questions. An eager partner in the throes of passion and the mood set, why is my mind elsewhere? This is what I’ve been told forever is what I desire. Can i accept that it may not be for me? What does my wavering of interest in sex that mean for me and my future relationships?
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