Ben
Westwood's "Porn Again" Exhibition at The Fridge Gallery Brixton
London
Click on a thumbnail image to view a larger version. Large scale photographic work combining hard porn, sado-masochism and light 40's and 50's eroticism. Earlier this year, the main piece of this collection was removed by Police from the window of Agent Provocateur - a fashionable Soho lingerie salon owned by Ben's brother, Joseph Corre. Using experiences as a professional porn photographer and playing with media conventions of censorship not only serves to vivify the more explicit areas of these images but also raises contention concerning British cultural issues. While the choice of models reflects stereotypical ideal erotic female form, the way they are presented smacks of the thoroughly English traits of a "look but don't touch culture" - a culture of denial and sado masochism. Press Release back to exhibitions page |
