Closer to the Centre

Like in Peripheries, in this section we also try to define the delicate boundaries related to both the language and themes of some postporn productions. The process of reclaiming bodily narratives – appropriated by the global mainstream of unethical, patriarchal pornography – in art began some years ago and resulted in the emergence of alternative distribution channels. One pioneer of the ethical and feminist approach was Erika Lust, who thanks to whom we are currently dealing with at least a few “large” labels operating in the postporn field: altSHIFT, Ten Thousand Faces or Four Chambers. Each of them developed its own language and aesthetics, expanding the already rich visual discourse. The programme includes, among others, Tulips – the directorial debut of the Polish artist Nat Portnoy, who began her collaboration with Lust’s iconic label with this film.