DEMI MEIJER (NL)
︎︎︎ GRAPHIC DESIGN
︎︎︎ XXX — Objects Exposing Porn Language, 2022
Graduation Project WdKA
Concept & Design: Demi Meijer
Photography: Joost Termeer
Text Editor: Grace Powell
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There are many subjects that still remain taboo in 2022; sex and female pleasure being at the forefront. As one of the most popular sectors of the sex industry, porn plays an integral role in how we view sex and what is considered “normal” within our reality. However, acting as a double-edged sword; mainstream* internet porn has become both a medium for sexual exploration and sexual exploitation. In today’s mainstream porn landscape the narrative against women continues to be overtly negative — both consciously and subconsciously.
*pornographic videos found on popular tube sites that intend to arouse a (middle-class) male audience sexually whose ratio is often male to female
In this piece, I explore how the language used in mainstream porn titles influences our everyday lives and sexual experiences. Decontextualising the erotic titles used to advertise the fantasies of some of its most popular categories (incest porn, rape porn, and so forth) may seep into our everyday. Researching the most popular pornographic website — Pornhub.com — I took a selection of graphic titles, feeding into what could be hypothesised as “the male fantasy”, and placed them on relevant inanimate objects — a washing machine, toilet roll, a milk bottle and so forth — removing the titles from the pornographic context and into their object-reality in order to see them for what they actually are.
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︎︎︎ The corresponding catalogue with more information of the objects and a centrefold.
Overall, I wish to exemplify the aggressive language used and begin a conversation as to why this language is deemed acceptable and how this has become “the norm”. In a world where pornography is consumed by the masses, I ask: Why do we not talk about its everyday influence? How do these titles exemplify the power dynamic within sex between men and women? And what are the places our minds enter and are influenced by the aggressive language used?
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︎︎︎ Exhibition of the self made objects (Graduation Show)
More information click here
︎︎︎ GRAPHIC DESIGN
︎︎︎ XXX — Objects Exposing Porn Language, 2022
Graduation Project WdKA
Concept & Design: Demi Meijer
Photography: Joost Termeer
Text Editor: Grace Powell
There are many subjects that still remain taboo in 2022; sex and female pleasure being at the forefront. As one of the most popular sectors of the sex industry, porn plays an integral role in how we view sex and what is considered “normal” within our reality. However, acting as a double-edged sword; mainstream* internet porn has become both a medium for sexual exploration and sexual exploitation. In today’s mainstream porn landscape the narrative against women continues to be overtly negative — both consciously and subconsciously.
*pornographic videos found on popular tube sites that intend to arouse a (middle-class) male audience sexually whose ratio is often male to female
In this piece, I explore how the language used in mainstream porn titles influences our everyday lives and sexual experiences. Decontextualising the erotic titles used to advertise the fantasies of some of its most popular categories (incest porn, rape porn, and so forth) may seep into our everyday. Researching the most popular pornographic website — Pornhub.com — I took a selection of graphic titles, feeding into what could be hypothesised as “the male fantasy”, and placed them on relevant inanimate objects — a washing machine, toilet roll, a milk bottle and so forth — removing the titles from the pornographic context and into their object-reality in order to see them for what they actually are.
Overall, I wish to exemplify the aggressive language used and begin a conversation as to why this language is deemed acceptable and how this has become “the norm”. In a world where pornography is consumed by the masses, I ask: Why do we not talk about its everyday influence? How do these titles exemplify the power dynamic within sex between men and women? And what are the places our minds enter and are influenced by the aggressive language used?
︎︎︎ Exhibition of the self made objects (Graduation Show)
More information click here
© Demi Meijer
The corresponding catalogue with more information of the objects and a centre fold.
︎︎︎ Exhibition of the self made objects (Graduation Show)
Westersingel 97
3015LC, Rotterdam
The Netherlands
DEMI MEIJER (NL)
︎︎︎ GRAPHIC DESIGN
︎︎︎ ABOUT
︎︎︎ PROJECTS
︎︎︎ INFO
︎︎︎ XXX — Objects Exposing Porn Language (2022)
Graduation Project WdKA
Concept & Design: Demi Meijer
Photography: Joost Termeer
Text Editor: Grace Powell
There are many subjects that still remain taboo in 2022; sex and female pleasure being at the forefront. As one of the most popular sectors of the sex industry, porn plays an integral role in how we view sex and what is considered “normal” within our reality. However, acting as a double-edged sword; mainstream* internet porn has become both a medium for sexual exploration and sexual exploitation. In today’s mainstream porn landscape the narrative against women continues to be overtly negative — both consciously and subconsciously.
In this piece, I explore how the language used in mainstream porn titles influences our everyday lives and sexual experiences. Decontextualising the erotic titles used to advertise the fantasies of some of its most popular categories (incest porn, rape porn, and so forth) may seep into our everyday. Researching the most popular pornographic website — Pornhub.com — I took a selection of graphic titles, feeding into what could be hypothesised as “the male fantasy”, and placed them on relevant inanimate objects — a washing machine, toilet roll, a milk bottle and so forth — removing the titles from the pornographic context and into their object-reality in order to see them for what they actually are.
Overall, I wish to exemplify the aggressive language used and begin a conversation as to why this language is deemed acceptable and how this has become “the norm”. In a world where pornography is consumed by the masses, I ask: Why do we not talk about its everyday influence? How do these titles exemplify the power dynamic within sex between men and women? And what are the places our minds enter and are influenced by the aggressive language used?
*pornographic videos found on popular tube sites that intend to arouse a (middle-class) male audience sexually whose ratio is often male to female
More information click here
︎︎︎ GRAPHIC DESIGN
︎︎︎ ABOUT
︎︎︎ PROJECTS
︎︎︎ INFO
︎︎︎ XXX — Objects Exposing Porn Language (2022)
Graduation Project WdKA
Concept & Design: Demi Meijer
Photography: Joost Termeer
Text Editor: Grace Powell
There are many subjects that still remain taboo in 2022; sex and female pleasure being at the forefront. As one of the most popular sectors of the sex industry, porn plays an integral role in how we view sex and what is considered “normal” within our reality. However, acting as a double-edged sword; mainstream* internet porn has become both a medium for sexual exploration and sexual exploitation. In today’s mainstream porn landscape the narrative against women continues to be overtly negative — both consciously and subconsciously.
In this piece, I explore how the language used in mainstream porn titles influences our everyday lives and sexual experiences. Decontextualising the erotic titles used to advertise the fantasies of some of its most popular categories (incest porn, rape porn, and so forth) may seep into our everyday. Researching the most popular pornographic website — Pornhub.com — I took a selection of graphic titles, feeding into what could be hypothesised as “the male fantasy”, and placed them on relevant inanimate objects — a washing machine, toilet roll, a milk bottle and so forth — removing the titles from the pornographic context and into their object-reality in order to see them for what they actually are.
Overall, I wish to exemplify the aggressive language used and begin a conversation as to why this language is deemed acceptable and how this has become “the norm”. In a world where pornography is consumed by the masses, I ask: Why do we not talk about its everyday influence? How do these titles exemplify the power dynamic within sex between men and women? And what are the places our minds enter and are influenced by the aggressive language used?
*pornographic videos found on popular tube sites that intend to arouse a (middle-class) male audience sexually whose ratio is often male to female
More information click here