Awkward Position is an installation that responds to the proliferation of pornography in our culture today, it is a protest and a tongue in cheek exploration using humour to bring the viewer to the political. Not that I find it remotely funny -furthermore I don’t feel the political arguments (that I agree with) are not getting through; proof being that it’s so normalised and actively marketed in modern society. Images of the sexualized female body that are constantly around us supposedly offers women the platform to take control and reveal ourselves as strong, independent empowered beings. This sexualisation has stemmed from and been often influenced by pornography; it has become “the look” and creates pressure that offers no alternative ideology. You’re either sexy or invisible.
