Pornography/ Touch and Feel
Images documenting a performance
by Valie Export, 1968
When I started out with my postings about sex,
I didn´t realize that this “juicy” topic
photographically isn´t that interesting.
I was thinking
about Nan Goldins “The Ballad of Sex Dependancy”,
“Tulsa” by Larry Clark,
and “Teenage Lust” , also by Larry Clark.
When first saw those books,
as a student,
I was sort of overwhelmed
by the possibility [...]
Sex/ The Valley
image by
Larry Sultan,
The Valley
Sharon Wild, 2001
not an image by
Larry Sultan,
Sharon Wild
I sort of have a bad conscience dealing
with Larry Sultans work, as I do here.
While using his image in my series about sex,
I neither confronted myself with his intentions,
nor did I inform myself more than superficially regarding his complete work.
I didn´t [...]
Sex/ The Valley
image by
Larry Sultan,
The Valley
Chandler Boulevard, 2000
Larry Sultan was avoiding to photograph
the sexual act directly.
Staying discreet on a location for a porn movie,
thats like putting on a tie on a nude beach.
But Larry Sultan was as interested in intimate moments,
the moments in between.
(There is nothing intimate about fucking before movie cameras)
The situation above is a moment [...]
Sex/ The Valley
image by
Larry Sultan,
The Valley
Patio, Bosque Drive, 2003
Literally,
nudity in photography is seldom this laid-back.
Naked women in magazines,
(the nude male body is hardly used to sell products),
are trying to present an image depicting perfection.
The template for all these photographs
is the well developed body of young women around twenty,
the reason for this is obvious.
Because even the bodies
of these [...]
Sex/ The Valley
image by
Larry Sultan,
The Valley
Patio, Delita Drive, 2000
Sex/ The Valley
image by
Larry Sultan
The Valley
Sex/ The Valley
image by
Larry Sultan,
The Valley
Little Cinderella, 1999
Cinderella is no porn-star. She just lives in the Valley.
My favorit image in Larry Sultan´s book.
Cindarella can´t be a porn- star.
There is too much of life´s hardships inscribed into her face.
Sex/ The Valley
image by
Larry Sultan,
The Valley
West Valley Studio # 12, 2002
I was thinking that a series of postings
about sex and photography
would be an easy thing.
It´s not.
Its hard to find images that either touch your intellect,
or your emotions, maybe both.
I don´t mean the pure sexual instincts.
Larry Sultan has compiled a series of photographs
he took on [...]