A SHORT LOVE STORY
FIAMMA BRIGHI SPEOS 2022-2024About a year ago, I launched an anonymous online survey focused on female autoerotism. The responses varied, ranging from intimate fantasies to the use of initial objects for pleasure. However, a common theme emerged: the widespread difficulty in openly discussing the topic and the associated sense of guilt. Based on these observations, I embarked on a visual journey to depict our perception of pleasure and the process of self-discovery regarding our bodies. This project goes beyond simply exploring female pleasure; it underscores the vital importance of discovering our pleasure as a means to understand and accept ourselves and our bodies.
I had a boyfriend I don’t know
how common it is, but my first masturbation occurred years after losing my virginity. Before that, I wasn’t interested.
What he gave me was enough.
like me, was also inexperienced, and we explored each other. who
The idea of my own sexuality
Things changed when I started talking about it with my friends; they made me realize how important it was
to be able to experience pleasure before even with someone else. almost repelled me. on my own
I remember
I was up on my bunk bed, around 10 years old,
and I had rolled the pillow between my legs.
that my mother entered the room by chance I only remember
and with a shocked look
told me that I shouldn’t do that and that it would hurt me.
of my marriage, I embarked on a journey of self-discovery. After the end
I found myself
filled with desire and determination to explore and get to know myself.
This journey for the presence of another person. was completely guided by my own will
Through this process, and without the need I rediscovered myself as passionate, sensual, and capable of deriving pleasure.
