Fantasy Finery
Vanessa Conte, Yong Xiang Li, Mel Odom, Emma Pryde 
SUMO (International gallery co-op Prague)
04.09.–11.09. 2020 Berlínskej model, Horse & Pony, Prague

Artists: Vanessa Conte, Yong Xiang Li, Mel Odom, Emma Pryde

Curator: Monika Čejková

Photos: Tomáš Souček, Ginerva Gambino (details of Vannesa Conte’s works)

Media: Art Viewer, ArtReview (October Issue), Tzvetnik, KubaParis, O Fluxo, AQNB, Artmirror, gallerytalk.net, Artalk

Inspired by Westworld and sophisticated sexual technologies powered by AI‚ Fantasy Finery widens the borders of pleasure, develops intimate relationships and sets your desires within digisexuality.

Westworld (TV series) – In a futuristic Western-themed amusement park, Westworld, the visitors interact with automatons. However, all hell breaks loose when the robots begin malfunctioning. (google.com)

AI (pronounced AYE-EYE) – AI or artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. (exploreai.org/p/ai-definition)

 Fantasy – A pleasant situation or event that you think about and that you want to happen, especially one that is unlikely to happen. (collinsdictionary.com)

Pleasure – A broad class of mental states that humans and other conscious animals experience as positive, enjoyable, or worth seeking. It includes more specific mental states such as happiness, entertainment, enjoyment, ecstasy and euphoria. (wikipedia.org)

Intimate relationship – An interpersonal relationship that involves physical or emotional intimacy. (wikipedia.org)

Desire – To want something, especially strongly. (dictionary.cambridge.org)

Digisexuality – The use of advanced technologies in sex and relationships, and in the narrower sense, is used in reference to people whose sexual identity is shaped by what we call second-wave sexual technologies. (nerdist.com/article/digisexuality-tech-over-people/)

Monika Čejková

Additionally, the exhibition has a soundtrack by Panasiagirl (soundcloud.com/berlinskej-model/soundtrack-sumo-panasiagirl).