The Vulva Gallery
Hilde Atalanta
2016
Sex and Art | Sex and Body
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Hilde Atalanta (they/them) posts on this Instagram account their paintings of vulvas in all their diversity to remind us there are as many shapes as there are different types of noses and that standards set by the porn industry are so far from reality.
The author focuses, in their work, on gender identity, inclusiveness and sexuality. They also published:
- a website where you can find out more about the topic,
- two another Instagram account,
- You’re Welcome Club, with a multitude of queer representations
- The Body Diversity Gallery, with illustrations of buttocks, breasts, bellies, etc.
- a book A celebration of vulva diversity.
The Vulva Gallery shows through paintings what the website Labia library displays through photographs.
“Imagine taking a picture of your vulva and sending it to the artist/illustrator. A few weeks later, you would receive a watercolour painting of your vulva. That’s original, powerful and liberating.”
Judith & Iris