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Rubber Country, dir. Peter W. Czemich, Germany 1997
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Rubberists is the first iteration of the Lates series; an exploration of fetishistic desire hand-picked by Harlan and Helena Whittingham in collaboration with the Bishopsgate Institute’s UK Fetish Archive.
The programme delves into the personal collections of the nation’s perverts to share a fetishistic vision of latex and rubber. Featuring scenes from magazine-order pornographic VHS tapes of the 90s and 00s, the programme offers a brief taste of the delicacies tucked away in the UK Fetish Archive and open a time capsule of latex fetishism and its representations.
The films will be showing on VHS format.
Programme duration: 60 min.
The programme delves into the personal collections of the nation’s perverts to share a fetishistic vision of latex and rubber. Featuring scenes from magazine-order pornographic VHS tapes of the 90s and 00s, the programme offers a brief taste of the delicacies tucked away in the UK Fetish Archive and open a time capsule of latex fetishism and its representations.
The films will be showing on VHS format.
Programme duration: 60 min.
Harlan Whittingham is an artist and curator based in Leeds who works primarily with video. They have screened work at galleries including The Whitworth (Manchester), Humber Street Gallery (Hull), and The Tetley (Leeds), and have co-run artist-led spaces including The Institute of Jamais Vu (London), and À CÔTÉ DU 69 (Nantes).
Helena Kate Whittingham is a frankly lusty woman with criminal sartorial taste. She has a deep and multifaceted experience of working with The Erotic, and due to her innate ability to connect people has honed a speciality of talent management within the Sex realm with her company Lover Management LTD. Prior to this, she was the assistant curator at VITRINE (London and Basel) until 2019.
The UK Leather and Fetish Archive is dedicated to documenting and celebrating the history and heritage of the leather, rubber, kink, BDSM and fetish community in the UK.
The Archive started in 2016 with the deposit of the records of numerous gay/bi male UK leather clubs and has since expanded to hold the archives of organisations, clubs and individuals of all sexualities, gender identities and kink persuasions. We also hold an extensive collection of books, pamphlets and magazines documenting UK fetish history from the early 1900s to the present day.
Helena Kate Whittingham is a frankly lusty woman with criminal sartorial taste. She has a deep and multifaceted experience of working with The Erotic, and due to her innate ability to connect people has honed a speciality of talent management within the Sex realm with her company Lover Management LTD. Prior to this, she was the assistant curator at VITRINE (London and Basel) until 2019.
The UK Leather and Fetish Archive is dedicated to documenting and celebrating the history and heritage of the leather, rubber, kink, BDSM and fetish community in the UK.
The Archive started in 2016 with the deposit of the records of numerous gay/bi male UK leather clubs and has since expanded to hold the archives of organisations, clubs and individuals of all sexualities, gender identities and kink persuasions. We also hold an extensive collection of books, pamphlets and magazines documenting UK fetish history from the early 1900s to the present day.
Content warning: The programme contains references and/or depictions to/of pornography, heavy bondage, and sensory restraints. Full content warning will be provided prior to the screening.
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09:00 pm
Fri, 13 Sep 2024
Cinema 1
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