The ICA will be on general strike on Fri 20 Oct. Read more
Artist Davinia-Ann Robinson discusses her work, PLASTICISED SENSATION, an installation exploring pleasure and the structures of power surrounding the erotic for women of colour. Robinson’s installation takes inspiration from writer Audre Lorde’s essay, ‘Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic is Power’ (1984), in which Lorde discusses the power of the erotic and how women have been ‘mis-sold’ what the erotic truly is. Lorde argues that the erotic has been misinterpreted as a fake ‘plasticised sensation’ that is overtly sexual, fake and holds no true room for women's real pleasure or power. In Robinson’s installation, flesh-coloured vessels containing varnish and the compound plasticiser ooze onto elastic bands, fake hair and the floor. Over time, the liquid dripping from Robinson’s sculpture transforms the work into the PLASTICISED SENSATION.
This conversation will be moderated by ICA Assistant Curator Ifeanyi Awachie.
01:00 pm
Sat, 07 Sep 2019
Upper Gallery
£7 Full, £5 Green/Concs, £3 Blue Members
Red Members gain unlimited access to all exhibitions, films, talks, performances and Cinema 3.
Join today for £20/month.
no. 236848.