Vulva Sculpture

Calling you made me laugh re your dry January comment!!

Just done to be controversial - and it’s certainly caused a reaction. I hate it. Unnecessary.

I think that's already been suggested Greyduster!

Perhaps they should rename the site Fanny Hill! I think it would be most appropriate.

Has anyone one seen the film "East is East" it reminded me of that.

There is a part where one of the lads makes a sculpture out of rubber in his art class of a similar thing.

Somehow it gets flicked up in the air and lands on one of the intended brides to be laps. lol

Greyduster My first thought was that it wouldn't weather well, too. Next was, who would get the job of cleaning it? Then, what sort of animals might make it their home?

Her placing was clever. She gets two 'showings' - on the hill and the reflection in the water.

In case anyone doesn’t notice it maybe they should have a sign saying This Way to Fanny Hill

Very good grannynannywanny

If you were living in Edinburgh in the sixties, you would have seen that the area of sloping grass in front of the divinity college above the road up the Mound (which goes from Princes Street up to the Royal Mile) was at that time unfenced, and was very popular with students of all subjects as a place to sit around in the sun in summer, facing downhill to Princes Street. The fashion then was for mini-skirts, which caused those walking up the Mound to call that slope "Fanny Hill". No red plastic, though.

In case anyone doesn’t notice it maybe they should have a sign saying This Way to Fanny Hill

I don’t see anything wrong in telling children what it is. Why are we so squeamish about women’s bodies I wonder?

Septimia

Blot on the landscape. Not environmentally friendly (that shape, won't it increase water run-off and erosion?). Not attractive. Can't think of any justification except for being controversial.

Plant some trees/flowers instead.

My feelings too.
Glad it was explained what it represented as just looking at the pic it reminded me of the aftermath of an volcano eruption.Strange bright colour.
Artists are often pushing the boundaries and a controversial bit of art gets them noticed.I can’t say it bothers me, and nobody has to go and look at it.

MissAdventure

It's a funny old world.
Warnings have been suggested before watching 'Grease', but go out for some healthy outdoor pursuits and find yourself looking at a giant fanny.

Oh goodness, I knew I should have stuck to Dry January, I just spluttered wine all over me!!

Hahaha, MissAdventure.

Septimia, 'It's a flower!'

And what do you say when the children ask you what it is???

It doesn’t appeal to me, I find it rather ugly.

I don’t like the colour, which could have many connotations. I don’t think it adds anything to the landscape.
I don’t like the image of openness /availability.

It's a funny old world.
Warnings have been suggested before watching 'Grease', but go out for some healthy outdoor pursuits and find yourself looking at a giant fanny.

If that is a self-portrait, what has she been doing with hers?

... at least it's described as a vulva and not a vagina.

Horrible,i saw a programme on tv a few months ago where a woman was taking photos of womens vulvas for art, to show how different some were from others
It is displayed somewhere in an art gallery I think, all done in plaster,
I don't know why anyone would want someone taking photos of theirs

The vulva is the exterior of the vagina Greeneyedgirl and this shows us the interior whether we wish it or not.

Blimey if mine was that colour I d be at the doctors

Bluebelle
It's not easy to see, though, unless you're a contortionist!

It’s not a vagina it’s a vulva. I like contemporary art because it challenges, and this certainly has the desired effect by the comments on here

I don't think much of it. It's just attention-seeking.

BlueBelle

Needs some Savlon

I agree. Think she needs to sit on a rubber ring!

I really like contemporary art, but that makes me feel a bit squeamish.
Also “open sore” is a horrible way to describe this part of our body.
As many artists look for the shock of the new, in that sense she has succeeded up to a point, but plonking vaginas around the place is nothing new.