PLANTSEX

12 April 2019, Institut français, London
Curator, with Filipa Ramos, Kostas Stasinopoulos. Produced by Holly Shuttleworth.

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An evening of talks, screenings and performances reflecting on the long and deep relationship between botany and eroticism. Participants included Chloe Aridjis, Alex Cecchetti, Emanuele Coccia, Jenna Sutela, Laurence Totelin and more, as well as films by Melanie Bonajo, Dineo Seshee Bopape and Victoria Sin. The evening marked the launch of a special, co-edited issue of MAL journal, also titled PLANTSEX.

Listen to this episode from Serpentine Podcast on Spotify. Ancient Greeks used orchids and lettuce to enhance and suppress sexual appetite. Thinking beyond plants as a backdrop or decoration, what do they teach us about sex and desire?

Victoria Sin, If I had the words to tell you we wouldn't be here now, PLANTSEX, 12 April 2019

Dineo Seshee Bopape, feelin cosmic, 2008. PLANTSEX, 12 April 2019

Melanie Bonajo, Night Soil - Fake Paradise, 2014. PLANTSEX, 12 April 2019