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Museum holds exhibition dedicated to gay sex in public toilets.
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Fenster Zum Klo: Public Toilets, Private Affairs is running now at Berlin’s Schwules Museum.
It features photographs taken by Marc Martin. The French photographer has embarked on a project of taking photos in public toilets. His work, which often includes models, broadly explores male fantasies.
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museum opened in 1985 as the world's first gay museum.
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[Martin] says among many members of the gay community, public toilets ‘remain more a source of shame than pride.’
However, he believes public toilets have offered, ‘sites of unbridled freedom.
‘Differences were blurred and otherwise separated cultures briefly mixed. Despite being disparaged as sleazy and dirty, they allowed for immediate, anonymous sexual contacts. They were a godsend to those who could not entertain at home and expose their sexual proclivities to the outside world.’
The exhibition of Martin’s photos is accompanied by quotes about urinals from the likes of Jean Genet and Rimbaud. There will also be accompanying talks and film screenings.
These will include a talk from film historian and journalist Marc Siegel on ‘Tearooms, Cinema and Desire’...
...[Siegel] says that although times have moved on, and many men now meet for sex via hook-up apps, sex in public toilets offered some advantages.
‘One of the great things about sex in public toilets is that it’s free, it allows for encounters with people across boundaries of class and race, and you don’t have to sign on to a sexual identity before engaging in it.’
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The exhibition is sponsored by BVG, Berlin's public transportation system. The U-Bahn had many toilets that had been used by gay men for sex; most have been closed since 1990. BVG allowed Martin to use these for photo shoots and also included their logo on the exhibition's posters, flyers, and book.
The photos in the article look great! Now, where can I buy one of those books?
Bob S. ~ Manager/Editor
1st December 2017, 03:28 PM
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