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You might be familiar with the term “bike porn” — it’s become a sort of slang for photos of gorgeous bikes — but trust me, this is something completely different.
“A series of short films from various artists on the theme of bike porn. People often talk about the “pornography of violence” as a way of describing the graphical nature of violent content that seems gratuitous. Some say that something is pornographic when we get a visceral reaction to the material, when we are either compelled to turn away, or find ourselves so transfixed by what we see the images are burned into our memories. I don’t know if it is art, but I know what I like!”
The show is actually a series of film shorts contributed by many filmmakers. Your question, \”What is porn, anyway?\” is apt, and the filmmakers each tried to answer this question in their own way. The films range from bike porn a la \”look at that sexy, sexy bicycle\” to graphic, more hardcore content.
BTW, the bike porn tour decided against a second night of shows in Bellingham (boo!). Instead, they\’re biking straight up to Vancouver, BC for another showing and Velomutation weekend (yay!).
Local filmmaker takes bike porn on the road
