Secretopia is an inquiry into human secretions through art, science and design. After exploring the potential of urine in The Pis’ Project, we decided to expand the programme to all sorts of human secretions. The Pis’ Project turned into Secretopia. In our events and blogs we consider bodily fluids in association with artists and organisations to explore them in a multidisciplinary manner.
How has shit guide the logic of urban planning in Europe?
“That which occupies the site of disgust at one moment in history is not necessarily disgusting at the preceding moment or the subsequent one” - Dominique Laporte
Re-appropriating, re-membering, and re-presenting the body and its remains is something that runs throughout all the work of Mexican artist Teresa Margolles. Her oeuvre is one of the best examples to discuss the relationship between secretions, death, and memory. Margolles’ work is mainly concerned…
When we think about secretions, the first thing that comes to mind could be sweat or piss. “Secretion” sounds like something that is produced by a living body. But what happens when we think of this body as a secretion itself?
Exploring erobotics, digisexualities and the future of sex
The study of e robotics and digisexuality explores the intersections between sexuality and technology and how tech is evolving our understanding of t ouch, intimacy and sex.
The shady and old-fashioned atmosphere of a strip club attaches a stigma to the role of the stripper. The disregard towards the work is wrapped up in the stench of cigarettes and stale beer that lingers on the red velvet interior. Designer Maggie Laylon Saunders addresses this dystopia with her…
With the global pandemic reshaping norms of social interaction, the sex industry in the Netherlands has been put in a halt. As we create requirements on physical proximity and personal space, there is a pressing question: could sex work in isolation be a possibility?
