Sex-ed imagery decorates the cup (left) and the plate (center). The cup with straw (right) shows a diagram from Leonardo Da Vinci. Next >
Exam
“Exam” is based on a found object: a seventh grade sex ed test, where the student got confused and labeled the male organs with the female names. When I found this piece of paper I thought it was gold. I saved it for ten years. I finally used it when I was medically misdiagnosed, and labeling mattered. For me, it’s about cognitive dissonance where word and image don’t mesh.
This imagery was used in my seventh grade sex-ed class & also in my daughter’s class decades later. Though not anatomically sophisticated, the longevity of its use makes this imagery almost iconic.