“Behind Desire” Exhibition
Sex and Rage is a sex-worker, educator and activist led
organisation. Our mission is to resist stigma and shame
through sex education. We resist stigma and shame as the
main causes of sexual and gender-based violence, and
aim to make social change through sex education. Our
work explores the intersections between sex workers
rights and those of women, sexual minorities and
marginalised communities, and offer events and
workshops that engage in dialogue, creative and
embodied practices as a way to empowering individuals
and communities living in oppressive systems.
The images in this exhibition portray three members of
Sex and Rage in the comfort of their own home. These
works were made during the continual process of creating
Behind Desire Festival, a series of workshops and events
exploring the lives of sex workers and erotic artists behind
the facade and fantasy of contrived eroticism. Behind
Desire is the third festival since Sex and Rage’s
conception in 2019.
Imogen Cleverley is the dyke, kinky person and
photographic smut artist, commissioned for this first
phase of the Sex and Rage body of work.
She says: “I have worked collaboratively with each member
of Sex & Rage, using the erotic as a baseline but not as the
sole ambition. Each person shot took a journey of their own
practice, rituals and preludes to sex work within their home,
toying with reality and fantasy and exploring dynamics that
arose within that process.”
Sex and Rage
Imogen Cleverley
