Helen Beard
Wetting A New Tongue With No Telling, 2021
Inkjet on Somerset Photo Satin 300gsm
Image Size: 42.2 x 38 cm
Sheet Size: 50 x 45 cm
Sheet Size: 50 x 45 cm
Edition of 200
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'I used to hate my work being referred to as pornographic, and also I used to hate it being referred to as erotic. I didn’t want to be pigeonholed. But...
'I used to hate my work being referred to as pornographic, and also I used to hate it being referred to as erotic. I didn’t want to be pigeonholed. But I did read Audre Lorde's essay about the power of the erotic recently, and actually, I think I’m much more comfortable with the term ‘erotic’ now, and I don’t mind that label. Because she talks about it being a lifeforce of creativity, eroticism is that, and a female lifeforce. You know, it’s what creates us all, there isn’t anything more important.'
Helen Beard 2021
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