Dolls and Octopuses. The (In)human Sexuality of Mari Katayama
Dolls and Octopuses. The (In)human Sexuality of Mari Katayama

Summary/Abstract: Japan is very often seen as a country of ambiguities and contradictions. The latest technology meets tradition here. In the popular culture of the West, Japan is also perceived as a disturbingly sensual country. This article is an attempt to combine elements such as Western technology and eastern sexuality based on the work of contemporary artist Mari Katayama. A number of proposals are presented how to interpret Katayama’s work as a reinterpretation of sociosexual and bodily as well as corporeal norms of the past and present, and of the West and of the East.

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