EXPOSURE THERAPY
Since its creation in 2017, the Exposure Therapy Project has reached 40 countries!
The Exposure Therapy project believes sexist censorship of the female-presenting nipple on social media and society is just the “nip” of the iceberg of body-equality and gender-based-discrimination.
I started the Exposure Therapy project in 2017 out of frustration with the way my body and artwork is sexualized without my intent or consent.
I use my own nude body in my artwork, focused on issues of identity and memory— not intentionally engaging with sexual subject-matter. However, when I tried to get my work printed, I was often refused service or even at times loudly shamed in front of other customers for submitting “pornography”. When I pressed for a reason for this categorization, I always received the same answer: “It shows your nipples.”
Now, increasingly, I face sexist censorship on social media due to the same concerns (sexualization-without-intent/consent, the female nipple, “nudity”). The censorship I experience actively limits my reach and success as a practicing professional artist. It is sexist discrimination.
I created the Exposure Therapy Project to expose the hypocrisy of sexist censorship and promote body neutrality.
Find out more about the project (and order your stickers to join the movement!) at EXPOSURETHERAPYPROJECT.COM & @Nipeople
Exposure Therapy has been featured by the following groups and publications:
EFF
Feminist
Creme Guides
Hyperallergic
Freemuse
Art Versus The Algorithm podcast
FotoFemme United
RISD XYZ
Awesome Without Borders
The Rebirth Cirlce podcast
HappyGals podcast