tinanude Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Hysterical Literature is a video art series by NYC-based photographer and filmmaker Clayton Cubitt. It explores feminism, mind/body dualism, distraction portraiture, and the contrast between culture and sexuality. (It's also just really fun to watch.) - http://hystericalliterature.com/ Women are seated with a book at a table, filmed in austere black and white against a black background. They have chosen what to read and how to dress. When the camera begins recording, they introduce themselves, and begin reading. Under the table, outside of the subject's control, an unseen assistant distracts them with a vibrator.The subjects stop reading when they're too distracted or fatigued to continue, at which point they restate their name, and what they've just read. The pieces vary in length based on the response time of the subjects. Session One: Stoya Stoya visits the studio and reads from "Necrophilia Variations" by Supervert. http://youtu.be/PQuT-Xfyk3o FBSF87 and chloe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinanude Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Session Two: Alicia Alicia visits the studio and reads from "Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman. http://youtu.be/nHt4IEyYuyQ FBSF87 and chloe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinanude Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Session Three: Danielle Danielle visits the studio and reads from "Still Life With Woodpecker" http://youtu.be/nEx2zQ_0Inc FBSF87 and chloe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinanude Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Session Four: Stormy Stormy visits the studio and reads from "American Psycho" by Bret Easton Ellis. http://youtu.be/lUARpT4JJew chloe and FBSF87 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinanude Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Session Five: Teresa Teresa visits the studio and reads from "Sexing the Cherry" by Jeanette Winterson. http://youtu.be/oRC2UH9X27Y FBSF87 and chloe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinanude Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Session Six: Sole Solé visits the studio and reads from "Beloved" by Toni Morrison. http://youtu.be/2oNptc-IKeI chloe and FBSF87 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinanude Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Session Seven: Amanda Amanda visits the studio and reads from "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess. http://youtu.be/2bcY5hSurYY chloe and FBSF87 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinanude Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Session Eight: Marne Margaret Cho visits the studio and reads from "Sleeping Beauty" by A.N. Roquelaure. http://youtu.be/quRI4G9XB1U chloe and FBSF87 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinanude Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Session Nine: Marne Marne visits the studio and reads from "Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror" by John Ashbery. http://youtu.be/_QubEyC4HrI chloe and FBSF87 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinanude Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Sesson Ten: Janet Janet visits the studio and reads from "Friendship and Character" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. http://youtu.be/GGsLDioGx9A FBSF87 and chloe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinanude Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Session Eleven: Toni Toni visits the studio and reads from "The Portrait of a Lady" by Henry James. http://youtu.be/1-Z0WfEtTw8 chloe and FBSF87 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinanude Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Session Twelve: Fette (French with English subtitles) Fette visits the studio and reads from "The Loser" by Thomas Bernhard http://youtu.be/-_8-_NoXml0 chloe and FBSF87 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I'm guessing the ladies are using a vibrating seat as a reading aid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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