CHATROOM by Debra. L. Taylor (Singh) 2011-2012
Chat-room is the result of a project that took place online in a live Chat-room; whereby the artist engaged in dialogue with users and, drew their portraits during each interview. The project enabled the artist to gain private and intimate details of the characters portrayed, which otherwise would not normally be divulged to a complete stranger. Here the lines of intimacy and privacy become blurred between the simulated
world and the world of physicality. The saying, "nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors", comes to mind when one looks at society; ordinary people about their ordinary lives appear to be just that, ordinary and unassuming. Many of those the artist engaged with were just that; daring to express their darker sides in the virtual world, where they feel safe to do so and, where they will not be judged.
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Stuart74
“I’m permanently based in the UK now but have been in Afghanistan and Iraq.” “Where are you based now?”
“Cornwall, I’ve been on this base for five years now.”
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Hotdog
He says he feels excited watching me draw him and he starts to play with himself. Although his body is hidden, I can tell what he is doing. A little film of sweat starts to appear across
his forehead, which is highlighted by the light filtering in through a nearby window next to his desk. The webcam connection is suddenly lost, but I have managed to capture his portrait in pencil.
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Danny76
Danny76 is sat on a sofa with a laptop, on a coffee table, infront of him. He is swaying from side to side to music can not hear. we have no audio, therefore our only means of communication is via the chat service
provided. He is smiling and laughing and sends me a message apologising for â&#x20AC;&#x153;having a bit of a boogieâ&#x20AC;?.
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Englishlad
“Do you use the chatrooms for other social interaction other than sex?” (He looks instantly into the webcam, the light reflecting on his lenses.
I have an uncomfortable feeling about him and I’m not sure why). “No, but without the internet, I would resort to magazines or wanking in the bathroom LOL!”
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Wellhung
The webcam connects and I see Wellhung lying on his bed. He is shirtless and half of
his face is in darkness. I cannot see his eyes very well as the light is so dim.
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Sandy16
Sandy16 is sitting at his desk in an office. There is no audio, only visual communication. I can see him fumbling with his webcam as
though trying to hide it. He looks up at someone I cannot see. After a long moment, he places the webcam back in front of him.
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Medio
Medio is sat on the living room floor in front of his laptop. He has a tired expression on his face. “Do you have a partner and, if so, do they
know that you come on here?” “Yes I’m married but not happy and I’m only here because I can’t afford to move out and I dont want to loose my daughter”.
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Petersheen
“Hello perfection, would you like to duo an inferior man; who will do anything you say, humiliating or painful so long as it’s not permanently damaging? I can tie up my
balls with elastic bands, hang weights from my balls, drop and swing them, and jam them in a drawer; but, that’s just a few ideas, the limit is your imagination”.
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Anythingoes2
“Does being online increase your social confidence?” “No, but I am able to be more explicit online, cos theres less boundaries.”
After he has answered all of my questions, I ask if I may finish drawing him. Unaware that I’d already made a start, he becomes agitated and cuts our webcam connection.
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Naughty8181
There is no audio when the webcam goes on. He is sat at his desk in his office at home. It is his day off from working as a retail manager. He gazes down into the
webcam and I can almost see his mind working, as his eyes sweep across the screen in an effort to read my messages.
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Youngbloke1990
There is no audio when the webcam goes on. He is sat at his desk in his office at home. It is his day off from working as a retail manager. He gazes down into the
webcam and I can almost see his mind working, as his eyes sweep across the screen in an effort to read my messages.
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Opentosuggestion
Opentosuggestion is sat on a sofa, he is fully clothed and smoking a cigarette. He looks like a confident guy and I find him a little intimidating.
It is difficult getting him to co-operate. he keeps asking me to show my body. I try and sketch quickly as I think he might disconnect at any moment.
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Haleytv
He tells me the internet has allowed him to openly induldge in this side of himself which would otherwise remain hidden.
Not even his wife knows of his desire to dress in womens clothes.
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Fredfred
Fredfred is well spoken, polite and calm. During our conversation he becomes aroused.
He says watcing me draw him excites him and he begins to masturbate.
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Fimula
“What attracts you to online chatrooms?” “I like to flirt and I might be developing a
slight addiction to sex that my wife is unaware of”.
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Rona
Rona is sat at a table in a dimly lit room. I can see the walls are all clad in dark wood. He says he is from Norway and is on board an oil rig in the North Sea.
He likes to come on the site but has never met anyone for real. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like to come on for some adult funâ&#x20AC;?.
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Babygirl
He says the name ‘Babygirl’ is the nickname he uses for his girlfriend. “Does being online increase your social confidence?” “yes, to some extent it does. It would be
difficult to bring this sort of thing up in conversation in real life unless you knew the right places to go. for example, a swing party or a club.
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Snoop
Snoop is sat at his kitchen table. He works as an engineer and is due to go into work this afternoon. He says his wife is at work and he is alone. “What attracts you to online sex?”
“It’s the fantasy of watching and being watched by strangers”. He starts to get aroused and I can see this in his expression.
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Beboo
Beboo is sitting at his desk in his office. I can hear the sound of a mosqueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call to prayer and it sounds so peaceful.
He seems a little nervous. Could this be because he fears descovery from the people in the room next door?
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Larkin
“What do you like about the world of online socialising, and do you feel it’s better than real life?”
“It’s ok but you can get yourself into a lot of trouble LOL!”
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The piece is made up of a series of twenty small, acrylic portraits, all of which were made from original drawings created live, in an on-line chatroom. The project also formed part of the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dissertation, taking some four or five months in the making. The drawings took on average ten minutes each to complete and, are more true to life than their painted counter parts. Here, the paintings have been rendered deliberately in muted palette and tone to simulate the
abstracted view of a society through the screen. To further enhance this, the finished painting has a sheet of glass suspended over the entire work; adding reflection just like the screen of a monitor. The portraits have their individual stories to tell. The artist was party to intimate details, thoughts and desires that would otherwise not be divulge to a stranger in the physical world. Here the artist attempts to convey this with the aid of this accompanying book.
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Concept Debra. L. Taylor (Singh) debrapaintingblog.blogspot.co.uk
Drawing / Painting Debra. L. Taylor (Singh)
Book Design Michael Vinci vinci90.tumblr.com
Printing ISSUU issuu.com
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