The great wall of vagina
THE GREAT WALL OF VAGINA is FINISHED!!. The world Premiere will be in the Brighton Festival Fringe in May 2011
The sculpture comments on the trend for surgery to create the 'perfect' vagina. This modern day equivalent of female genital mutilation is a bizarre practice which suggests that one is better than another. Taste in nothing is universal and any desire for 'homogyny' could be very misguided. 400 casts arranged in this manner is in no way pornographic, as it might have been if photographs had been used. One is able to stare without shame but in wonder and amazement at this exposé of human variety. For the first time for many women they will be able to see their own genitals in relation to other women's. In doing so they may dispel many misconceptions they may have been carrying about what women look like 'down there'. The sculpture is serene and intricate and it works on many levels.
Included are identical twins, mothers and daughters and examples of male to female and female to male transsexuals. Ages range from 18 year old students to a grandmother of 76. I really wanted to include as many possibilities as I could. I spent the entire 5 years seeking a victim of female genital mutilation who would like to be included but sadly without success. The more inclusive and complete I could be in this survey the more power this sculpture would have.
***I will be creating one more panel of 40 casts to be auctioned for a women's charity. If you'd like to be cast for that please get in touch. NB Casting for the Great Wall of Vagina in now completed. ***
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The Great Wall of Vagina - finished at last!
Close up of panel number 1 out of 10. Each panel contains 40 casts.
The very first people to see the finished piece at the photo shoot for the book
Brighton Festival Fringe promo April 2011
Video Press Release March 2011
"The Great Wall of Vagina" trailer - James Lane - June 2009
Channel 4 - "The Perfect Vagina" - August 2008
if you think about it don't you think it's disgusting that your having a person you don't even know look at you let alone touch you where only you and your spouse should be touching that's private not public and for him to putt it on display for the world is even worse and you women don't feel the least bit like whores that's dirty i would never if you want people to know that everyone is different then tell them that don't display your "no no square"
RépondreSupprimerdid you ever think about gynocologists women have to show the doctors and have them examined, its no less dirty than that is it?
RépondreSupprimerI think this is a great idea! Bravo for encouraging people to embrace difference. I hope the male version is coming soon!! :)
RépondreSupprimerI would also like to see a version where they leave the pubic hair intact (for both genders).
Not sure how his plaster mould would work with hair though - free waxing anyone? Lol
Amazing! I think it's genious!
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