BEHIND DESIRE EXHIBITION
Behind Desire is a photo series and exhibition commissioned in 2001. It was part of a larger festival hosted by Sex and Rage, including a series of workshops and events exploring the lives of sex workers and erotic artists behind the facade and fantasy of contrived eroticism.
Jean Cleverly worked with each member of Sex and Rage, using the erotic as a baseline but not as the sole ambition. Each person shot took a journey of their own practice, rituals and preludes to sex work within their home, toying with reality, exploring moments of care, collaboration and power dynamics that naturally arose within the process.
This selection features Black Venus, Sex and Rage's founder.
Jean Cleverly worked with each member of Sex and Rage, using the erotic as a baseline but not as the sole ambition. Each person shot took a journey of their own practice, rituals and preludes to sex work within their home, toying with reality, exploring moments of care, collaboration and power dynamics that naturally arose within the process.
This selection features Black Venus, Sex and Rage's founder.
