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Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst, und das ist eine Vulva
LISA FRISCHEMEIER
I See Vulvas Everywhere
Ca. 104 pages, 13 x 17 cm
ca. 80 4/c illustrations
Autumn 2023
80 everyday, bizarre and expressive motifs to puzzle and amaze
Personal, provocative and damn funny: about hiding and discovering the vulva in our culture
A book for the coffee table and the feminist revolution - Viva la Vulva!
I see what you don’t, and it’s a vulva
Whether cacti, works of art or doodles on school desks and lift doors — we see phallic objects everywhere and we recognise them for what they are. The shape is simple and has been familiar to us since childhood. When it comes to vulvas, on the other hand, you could almost believe they were invented only recently — and the same goes for female desire. There is some catching up to do: There’s now a collection of painted vulva portraits on social media, there are workshops where you can create a plaster cast of your own vulva, and etsy is packed with candles, soaps, and even salt shakers in the shape of the female genitalia.
So what comes next? Normalisation!
Anyone who walks through the world with a trained and curious eye sees vulvas everywhere. Suddenly, we look twice at knotholes in trees on the side of the road and crumbled plaster on the walls of houses, we see bags, flowers, and statues of the Virgin Mary (yes, really!) that take the shape of a vulva. Why is this? Because we’re always on the lookout for what we know and want to see.
I See Vulvas Everywhere
Ca. 104 pages, 13 x 17 cm
ca. 80 4/c illustrations
Autumn 2023
80 everyday, bizarre and expressive motifs to puzzle and amaze
Personal, provocative and damn funny: about hiding and discovering the vulva in our culture
A book for the coffee table and the feminist revolution - Viva la Vulva!
I see what you don’t, and it’s a vulva
Whether cacti, works of art or doodles on school desks and lift doors — we see phallic objects everywhere and we recognise them for what they are. The shape is simple and has been familiar to us since childhood. When it comes to vulvas, on the other hand, you could almost believe they were invented only recently — and the same goes for female desire. There is some catching up to do: There’s now a collection of painted vulva portraits on social media, there are workshops where you can create a plaster cast of your own vulva, and etsy is packed with candles, soaps, and even salt shakers in the shape of the female genitalia.
So what comes next? Normalisation!
Anyone who walks through the world with a trained and curious eye sees vulvas everywhere. Suddenly, we look twice at knotholes in trees on the side of the road and crumbled plaster on the walls of houses, we see bags, flowers, and statues of the Virgin Mary (yes, really!) that take the shape of a vulva. Why is this? Because we’re always on the lookout for what we know and want to see.
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Lisa Frischemeier
Lisa Frischemeier lives in Berlin and regularly appears on stage as a stand-up comedian, hosting the feminist show ‘Witch Hunt’, among others. Her...
Lisa Frischemeier lives in Berlin and regularly appears on stage as a stand-up comedian, hosting the feminist show ‘Witch Hunt’, among others. Her comedy has been described as ‘dark’, ‘edgy’, and ‘very disturbing’ — all by people who are generally pretty shocked and surprised by the concept of women.