Launching on International Women's Day as part of the 2022 Sex Work Strike, FemmeDaemonium presents an exhibition of ritual photography and performance works by artist Selina Mayer
[ID: Image shows a woman with long dark hair covering their chest; a horizontal line of light exposure conceal their mouth; they are ensconced by wire-like lines forming a halo and lines of static light, resembling a religious icon.]
Launch events: Tuesday 8th March (industry-only); Thursday 10th March (general public admission)
Exhibition continues until Thursday 17th March 2022, Tues-Sat 12-6pm
[Please note that visitors are required to wear a face mask in the gallery and we encourage all visitors to take a Lateral Flow Test before coming to the Horse Hospital.]
Showcasing Selina Mayer's 'Icons' series, this candlelit sacrarium features portraits of sex workers photographed with antique plate cameras to create one-of-a kind prints. Hand-embroidered with metallic thread, the work echoes traditional painted icons, but employs a skilful art form rarely recognised in the patriarchal art world. Illuminating the hypocritical continuum of 'sex sells' within a post-capitalist infrastructure, whilst autonomous labour in the field remains criminalised and stigmatised, this exhibition seeks to reclaim historical iconography and patriarchal views of 'the divine feminine'
Featuring themes on: Feminine archetypes and mythologies, witchcraft and sex magick, and queer sex work feminism.
Originally produced for the We Walk Among You: Womxn’s Strike exhibition on International Women’s Day 2020, curated by sex worker art collective FemmeDaemonium and subvertising art activists Special Patrol Group.
This exhibition will be marked by two events on Tuesday 8th March and Thursday 10th March. The 8th March event is a sex workers’ industry-only space; the 10th March event is open to all members of the public. Please see the listings for these events on our ‘What’s On’ page for more info and to book a ticket on a donation, pay-what-you-can basis.
Please note: The public photography exhibition will run from 12pm-6pm throughout the week on a donation basis and is welcome to all. All donations will go directly towards producing the exhibition, and 50% of all artwork proceeds sold on International Women's Day will be donated to the Sex Worker's Advocacy Resistance Movement charity in order to support the safety of living sex workers.