Artwork > Sex Magic, Glasgow 2013

Sexual appetites and the volatile tensions that occur between bodies (animals, plants, and insects) during attraction and repulsion provide a platform for mapping a spectrum of (e)motions in the procreative drive. Shame and embarrassment are highlighted in this show and positioned as uniquely human traits in contrast to non-human animal prowess. The garish and strange properties of (cheap) human decoration in the hunt for (a) mate(s) are compared to colourful patterns and displays found often in the animal kingdom—like a baboon’s ‘ass-makeup’ and inviting furry swirls on four-legged female rumps.