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Over the past week I have had a lot of conflict over this step which the school has taken over images of pornography on my study space. Talking directly to other tutors at the University connected with the Fine Arts Dept, they have shown shock at this step. Students working close to the work did not care and have had their debate over the imagery and work. No one to this day has aired any concern over these images and I have been in the studios almost daily for the past week. I am very happy that students have connected to the work in the way they have and brought about their own debate on the work.
Mature students have to realise at some point we are living with the first generation of unrestricted hardcore pornography and violence online. This generation is open to wide range of taboo imagery and have become desensitized. The school or any art school would have to step back, allow debate and allow the freedom of expression to shock and offend. By removing all this subject matter without debate, forward thinking or logic on this issue is a cause for concern.
A question I have forwarded to the school was “Should art schools have a warning sign just like many galleries have put into practice to alert young people under the age of eighteen to the mature imagery and content on show?” Then people have a choice to make.
Covering up these images of hardcore pornography was a choice I made. I was not under any circumstance going to take the imagery down of the wall. This way it works for all. I am not offending delicate minds, nor I am removing the chance for students to investigate the work itself as it progresses.
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