Pickelporno (video art) by Pipilotti Rist

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Other

Also in Bruges they have the anual Corpus cultural event. It features all kinds of exhibits and other cultural events about the human body. One of the exhibits (between skin and orgasm) ended this sunday so we went to take a look. One of the best works was the video Pickelporno by Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist.

I always like the art of Pipilotti Rist: it's eerie, funny and pretty.
And this video did everything it was supposed to do: it made you horny, which is rather unique for an artistic collage video in which you only see close ups of body parts turning round and round, hands touching close up flesh, weird colours, close ups of fruit, lava streams...
But somehow your belly reacts to it on a basic level: the music, the images, the colors; it just works!!

some interesting sites: www.pipilottirist.net,
http://www.emaf.de/distribution/show-film.php?filmID=23 (you can order the video)