Horny Jail
14 April – 6 May, 2023
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Mark Maurangi Carrol, Catherine Clayton-Smith, Henry Curchod, Drew Connor Holland, Lewis Ihnatko, Ben King, Rosemary Lee, Chelsea Lehmann, Georgia Morgan, Brooke Sanderson, Bridget Stehli, Natalie Synnott, Ellen Virgona, and Orie Wood.
The internet term “Horny Jail” is a tongue-in-cheek way of addressing situations where sexual desire is deemed inappropriate or too overt. The concept of a jail for the horny has become a way for individuals to express their desires or attraction in a playful, yet subversive way.
Horny Jail showcases a selection of artworks that exemplify this phenomenon and the relationship between desire and self-suppression. The theme of confinement serves as a metaphor for the restrictions placed on sexual expression and the ways in which desire can be both liberating and oppressive.
