exhibition:

Bed Girls

Museum Night 2017

4 Kas 2017
5 Kas 2017

Female ejaculation is still a thing. Is it normal? And what is it, really? For Secretopia, Mediamatic’s program series on bodily fluids, there’s no need to agree on its composition; it’s a product of your body, so it’s part of it! This Museum Night, we will investigate, under the expert guidance of designer/activist Isabelle Griffioen and director Olivier Jourdain.

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Bed Girls - Photographer: Jochem van Schip

Bed Girls

To break the taboo on squirting, Isabelle Griffioen created the exhibition Bed Girls, for her final project at the Willem de Kooning Academy. The exhibition included a film in which she openly discussed masturbation with her mother and grandmother, as well as masturbation-friendly products, such as a ‘Do not disturb I’m discovering myself’ door sign. She wishes for young people to receive better education on masturbation and make them feel it is okay. During Museum Night, part of the exhibition can be seen at Mediamatic.

On a mission

Isabelle Griffioen went on a journey to find out everything there is to know about female ejaculation. This, because she felt like she did something wrong when she had her first orgasm and refrained from trying again for eight years. She spoke with gynecologists, people in Rwanda (where it is an anomaly if you don't squirt) and FAM practitioners. As her research evolved, she came to the conclusion that squirting is a symbol of how a lot of women's sex lives only exist in the face of others and not for themselves. At the onset of puberty, her domain might still look darling, but that girl is not a doll. She has feelings that need to be explored to gain autonomy over her body and life.

Information

Museumnight: Squirt Ding
Saturday 4 November | 18:00 - 02:00
Mediamatic Biotoop, Dijksgracht 6, Amsterdam
Tickets: Website Museumnacht

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Bed Girls - knife - Part of Bed Girls installation by Isabelle Griffioen which will be at show during Museumnacht 2017.  Isabelle Griffioen, Anisa Xhomaqi

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Bed Girls - bed and magazines - Bed and magazines as part of the installation Bed Girls by Isabelle Griffioen. This is part of Museumnacht 2017 at Mediamatic.  Isabelle Griffioen, Anisa Xhomaqi

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Bed Girls Door Hanger - Door hanger Not disturb, I'm discovering myself  as part of the installation Bed Girls by Isabelle Griffioen. This is part of Museumnacht 2017 at Mediamatic.  Isabelle Griffioen

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Bed Girls - screenshot from Documentary - Film still of Isabelle interviewing her grandmother and mother about female masturbation  as part of the installation Bed Girls by Isabelle Griffioen. This is part of Museumnacht 2017 at Mediamatic.  Isabelle Griffioen

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Bed Girls installation, Museumnight 2017 - People watching the video in the installation Bed Girls Anisa Xhomaqi

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Bed Girls installation, Museumnight 2017 - People watching the video in the installation Bed Girls Anisa Xhomaqi

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Bed Girls interview - Artist Isabelle Griffioen interviewed at her installation Bed Girls , during Museumnight 2017. Anisa Xhomaqi

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Bed girls installation, Museumnight 2017 - Visitors watching the Bed Girls documentary.  Anisa Xhomaqi

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Bed girls installation, Museumnight 2017 - Visitors watching the Bed Girls documentary and observing the installation.  Anisa Xhomaqi

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Bed Girls Documentary Screening - Visitors enjoying the Bed Girls documentary screening during Museumnight 2017 Anisa Xhomaqi