Sexual Media
Denis McQuail the author of “The Influence and Effects of Mass Media”
states that technology has developed over the years and media has been coming in to our lives very closely and powerfully. Like he said our lives got so closed with media. There is no way not to get effected by media unless living totally outside of modern world.
However the problem is that the large portion of contents is sexuality.
Since media is opened to everybody, no exception to kids, it makes huge effect on.
Little kids might can build wrong sexual knowledge.
This project is about the effect of extreme sexualization in media;
or I call this phenomenon, “Sexual Media.” Contemporary mass media is an increasingly easy approachable way for people to get knowledge about sexual behavior. This is because sexualized photos are everywhere. Because children are exposed to mass media in the form of magazines, fashion shows and the billboards on the streets, they receive the same sexual material that adults do. I want to show how damaging this material can be to the children. Furthermore, I want to show how extreme sexuality in the media can be a big risk for them by not allowing them to experience their natural beauty at a young age.
The cut out pattern of running girl symbolizes the “Purity” of children. While pure girls are running around the clothes, we can see through the body inside.
That see-through part represents the “Sexuality”. I wanted to show the paradoxical concept of sexual media through this feature.
Special Thanks to Elliot Melk (Model)
Juan Moralez (Photographer)
1st year, 2nd semester, 2013