In het GUM (Gents Universiteitsmuseum) loopt momenteel de expo ‘PHALLUS. Norm & vorm.’ Waarom is zo’n expo nodig? En wat heeft dat met wetenschap te maken? Reporter Flo Windey zoekt het uit.
We weten al heel veel over onze geslachtsorganen. Maar eigenlijk weten we heel veel ook niet. Bovendien is de aandacht in zowel wetenschap, kunst en zelfs in de bredere maatschappij niet eerlijk verdeeld tussen mannelijke en vrouwelijke geslachtsorganen. “Wij wilden gaan onderzoeken waarom de vulva zo weinig vertegenwoordigd is”, zegt GUM-directeur Marjan Doom daarover.
De expo ‘PHALLUS. Norm & Vorm’ zoekt naar antwoorden en doet de bezoeker nadenken over de thematiek. Gesneden koek voor Flo Windey, die seksualiteit – in alle mogelijke vormen en normen – bespreekbaar wil maken.
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