{"id":3852,"date":"2021-05-17T15:04:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T13:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brokenhousecompany.it\/blog\/ilsanitario\/?p=3852"},"modified":"2023-01-03T21:22:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:22:02","slug":"digital-artist-strips-off-in-airplane-toilets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brokenhousecompany.it\/blog\/ilsanitario\/2021\/05\/17\/digital-artist-strips-off-in-airplane-toilets\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital artist strips off in airplane toilets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A spontaneous moment becomes an action figure too<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

John Yuyi<\/a> is a Taiwanese digital visual artist who combines intimacy and sensuality with digital iconography trying to find a connection between the human and the digital world through herself and our times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, she stood out for an odd circumstance that happened in 2018 during a 16 hour-long flight from New York to Taipei. After leaving her seat, she went to the bathroom and took a selfie. So far nothing unusual. So many people take photos of themselves in front of the mirror, no matter if it’s in a plane bathroom. Nevertheless, what distinguishes Yuyi from the others is that she stripped off her clothes while in the toilet, and then she started to take photos of herself almost entirely nude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It was definitely a bit of a lightning flash moment”, she revealed. “I couldn\u2019t sleep, so I went to wash my face and clean up a bit, and just decided to do it. After I left the toilet, I just walked back to my seat. It felt really weird like you\u2019ve told yourself an inside joke, and you\u2019re the only one that knows”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 3 years since that spontaneous moment, the idea has evolved into a real series of shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I try to take one every time I go on a plane, but sometimes I look really shitty and tired, so I don\u2019t post those”, she confessed. “The ones people see are the good takes”. During mid-long flights, Yuyi slips into the bathroom, takes off her clothes, and uses the items she finds in the cubicle to create transgressive and ironic ‘looks’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In one shot she looks like a mummy wrapped in toilet tissue, while in others, a paper seat protector becomes a frame for her face or her bum. In another shot, Yuyi uses paper cups on her head that appears like animal ears or horns, depending on your outlook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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