EROS & PHOTOGRAPHY
Part I: Behind Desire
A Photo Book is published on the occasion of the exhibition EROS & PHOTOGRAPHY - Part I: Behind Desire
Price: 58 EUR
This group exhibition intends to introduce the different facets of eroticism and explore the mechanisms of desire in art photography. Going beyond the mere presentation of erotic images, to investigate the complex perception of erotic sensations, stimulated by photographs and literary extracts. In a society increasingly dominated by sex and pornography, awareness to the significance of eroticism needs to be raised. At the same time a critical examination of the notion of eroticism, which is shaped by patriarchy, must be emphasized.
"Behind Desire" opens the exhibition series EROS & PHOTOGRAPHY, featuring the first insights into the CHAUSSEE 36 Collection, which specializes in nude and erotic photography. With every further exhibition new themes of eroticism will be examined. This is supplemented through contemporary positions.
The book includes a preface by Claire Maingon, Lecturer in Contemporary Art History, as well as essays by Kynlore and Julianne Sibiski, addressing the notion of eroticism through their penetrating words. A selection of quotes taken from specialized and erotic literature is presented, echoing the photographs in the exhibition.
Hardcover
Cloth binding
128 pages
Limited edition of 500 copies
Content: coloured and black and white photographs
Authors: Mathilde Leroy, Renaud Vercouter
Foreword by Claire Maingon
Texts by Kynlore, Mathilde Leroy, Salomé, Julianne Sibiski and Renaud Vercouter
Quotes from specialized and erotic literature
Language: English
A poster with all the original French texts is also available on demand
Published by CHAUSSEE 36, 2020
ISBN: 978-3-9817566-4-7
