{"id":7809,"date":"2017-07-17T19:24:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T18:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.akarpowicz.co.uk\/?p=7809"},"modified":"2024-09-19T11:57:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T10:57:37","slug":"definition-of-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akarpowicz.co.uk\/?p=7809","title":{"rendered":"Definition of Sex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u2018Definition of Sex\u2019 (45min) is a film based on my awards-winning photography project \u2018Let\u2019s Talk About Sex\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2015 Karpowicz started working on a project called \u2018Let\u2019s Talk About Sex\u2019. It is a psychological art experiment inspired by the famous research by Alfred Kinsey. According to Kinsey\u2019s Report, human sexual behaviour is determined by biological and social factors including gender, age, sexual orientation, culture, background and religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Based on the academic research, she invited volunteers to her studio and asked them to portray an alter ego of their sexuality. The volunteers participating were photographed. But the interview material prior to the photo sessions became just as important if not more. As a development from this project \u2018Definition of Sex\u2019 was born. A selection of the candidates were recorded as the basis of this film. They were willing to open up and share their life stories, fantasies, fears and desires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Within three years Karpowicz interviewed and photographed 300 participants. \u2018Definition of Sex\u2019 presents 8 of these interviews from the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n