The upstairs gallery was closed during the opening reception but is currently open to the public. did you use boar?Īf: The boar isn’t actually in the show, but was used in works that are currently on display, but not part of “Sperm,” in our upstairs gallery. Me: so boar i’d forgotten, if it’s in the show. There was a box of boar sperm with “do not refrigerate” on it that I had under my desk for a few days there… Since we didn’t need the sperm to stay alive there wasn’t a need to freeze them. did you store all the sperm together? could you store the black panther with the bull?Īf: All of it was stored in fridge actually.
Me: right, a few people i spoke with at the opening saw that ambiguity. Me: why did slominski decide to go with the panther, over the others?Īf: The ambiguity of “Black Panther.” I think a fair amount of viewers believe that it’s from a member of the Black Panther Party.Īlso, the color, black, directly corresponds to the four black flip-flops that make up the piece “Sperm of a Black Panther”Īnd relate back to “Sperm of a Black Man and a White Man” in the first gallery Me: why was this zoo so forthcoming with the sperm?Īf: The Director was just incredibly helpful but I do remember when we first reached out someone at SEZARC saying the philanthropist had two passions: the arts and wildlife Okapi, jaguar, mandrill, something called banteng We were fortunate enough to work with the Director of the South-East Zoo Alliance for Reproduction and Conservation who donated a wide variety of endangered animal semen samples to us for the show. You were telling me they’re endangered, right?Īf: Yes, it’s a Florida Black Panther and they are endangered. Me: the lighting was very good! okay so moving on to non-humans. Me: so they ejaculate and then what? you’re ready to display?Īf: Yes, but Slominski had very specific ideas about where they should be and how close each “mark” should be and then he very carefully lit them Or he identified me as gay and wanted to relate? he was stating a porn preference?Īf: I think he was just talking about what he’s generally into. haha, i’m not sure i understand the “fag” thing. Indeed, that old Macbook couldn’t handle the HD video I assumed he was finished but his underwear was down and he so plainly said, “It’s not loading.” He did say, “Y’know, I’m not a fag but I love things up my ass!” Of course I obliged and pulled up the videos of his liking
“encouragement.” playboy?Īf: No, I got everybody hooked up with a laptop to watch whatever porn they’d likeĪf: Well, I took him to his spot, which Slominski had marked on the floor with blue tape, and put an old macbook in front of him, to which he said, “i’m not really a mac guy”