Project_ISM - erotic art & public nudity

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ARTISTS STATEMENT

My journey in sex work began in mainstream porn, and while the idea of getting paid to get laid appealed to me very much, I eventually grew tired of playing your average slutty girl-next-door. So, disappointed, I put the idea of porn away for awhile and did other things, like stripping! Then I found the awesomeness that is ishotmyself.com and its' sister porn sites and fell in love. I flew to Australia just to work for them, which was truly (as cliche as it sounds) a life-changing experience. I Shot Myself has done more for me than I can articulate, but mostly it has made me the boss of my own images and allowed me the freedom to play with the message that those images can communicate. I'm in love with the earth and believe that we are so much more connected to it and eachother than we realize or want to admit (as a culture). I identify as being eco-feminist and thusly the porn that I make for I Shot Myself relays my ideals in this area. There are so many paralells between how our society regards the earth/nature/dirt to its attitudes towards sexuality/women/sex workers. Sexuality is at the core of the human experience as dirt and nature are the basis for life. I call I Shot Myself "porn" for a very specific reason: I want to change the images that come to the general public mind when the word "porn" pops up. Pornography simply means the depiction of human sexuality on film, so why can't that be a positive thing? I believe that porn can be an artistic platform for political messages and this is mine: embrace your humanity, revel in being a primal animal, tune into your root chakra and love the land that you live on! I find nature erotic, perhaps I'm 'bio-sexual'. I'm aroused by the lips of flower petals, botanical labia smiling at the world, inviting nature to polinate. I have eco-erotica thoughts, I want to taste the forbidden fruits and to embrace this green planet whole.

Media index

sequoia 'ForestDiva'
23 Oct 07
Photos
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sequoia 'gee_whizz'
19 Feb 08
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sequoia 'lorelei'
03 Nov 08
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sequoia 'siren_song'
13 Jan 10
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sequoia 'x-country_2'
16 Feb 11
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sequoia '1000miles'
14 Mar 11
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ARTIST PROFILE

birthplace: San Francisco, California.
currently living in: my backpack.
occupation: Sex worker, writer, gardener.
age: 23
height: 5ft6in.
weight: 140 lbs
relationship status: I love to love.
starsign: Sun in gemini, moon in leo, saggitarius rising.
biggest passion in my life: Pleasure.
I like to listen to: the vocalizations folks make while having sex.
I like to watch: porn, erotica, documentaries.
I like to smell: leather, puppy's breath, cedarwood, fresh mountain air.
I like to taste: fresh garden veggies.
I like to feel: aroused, inspired, creative , motivated.
favourite part of my body: My legs.
favourite part of someone else's body: Eyes, skin, brain.
Why i shot myself: To show the world how I see myself.
who I'd most like to see shoot themselves: Anti-porn feminists.
my website/fav website: www.sequoiaredd.net
Most outrageous thing I have done: Be myself - shocking!
Bands I like: Ani DiFranco, Old Crow Medicine Show, Ceu, Yonder Mountain String Band, Be Good Tonyas,
Books I like: Whores and other Feminists, The Red Tent, Planet Walker
Films I like: Dangerous Beauty
other random stuff: Organic gardening, bike riding, magick.

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