Seafoam
Queering the Aphrodisiac
Mediamatic plans to create a series of aphrodisiacs that is: 1) Queer - Targeting audience of different sexual orientations and physiques 2) Vegan - Instead of using animal male parts, using vegetal...
Ruth Brickland
Secretopia Intern
I am a recent graduate of English Literature, interested in discourses surrounding eroticism, gender and disgust. Excited by collaborative environments that bring together people from different disciplines, cultures and perspectives, I am looking to expand my knowledge and interests whilst working at Mediamatic.
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Wicked
Aphrodisiac #1 - The witch's tonic
The word "wicked" originates from wicca ("witch"). It signifies both destructive potential against the existent power system and the creative magic to reconstruct the world. "Wicked" is the witch's...
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The Calm After the Storm
Aphrodisiac #5 - The solvent of our capsules
Tea dissolves the shells we have formed around us, separate from each other, to protect ourselves from the dizzying torrents of our day-to-day lives. It is time that we recollect ourselves and put a...
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Meadow of Dusk
Aphrodisiac #3 - Strewing herb for your dance floor
Mediamatic's one and only strewing herb bouquet that you can release into the air like confetti, then perfume the air for every step that you make as you and your beloved dance on the sprinkled earth
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Kami no Zake
Aphrodisiac #4 - Saliva-fermented wine of the gods
Saliva-fermented alcoholic beverage is a tradition in many different cultures, from kuchikami no zake in Japan (literally, "mouth-chewed rice wine"; from this we got inspired of the name kami no zake...
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Amorphous Amor
Aphrodisiac #2 - Bloody Mary's bedtime jelly undergoes transformation
Recreation of Queen Mary Tudor's aphrodisiac, quince jelly, with a selection of herbs that heal and give strength, and a Mediamatic twist of fermentation.
