Inspired by innocent Toile de Jouy - but offset with Japanese rope suspension bondage - Peter Saville and Julie Verhoeven collaborated to create intricate, interactive ‘wallpaper for the computer’. Inviting the viewer to 'stroke' the imagery to access deeper, darker layers, 'Forget-Me-Not' counters the notion of passive consumption of pornography, demanding interaction for stimulation.
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Interactive
Not so innocent: Toile de Jouy designs hide a seamy underworld. Explore Julie Verhoeven and Peter Saville's erotic interactive wallpaper
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Essay
Helen Cifford's essay 'A Wanton Kind of Chase' examines Verhoeven and Saville's work as part of a legacy of the over-decorative arts
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Interview
SHOWstudio Editor in Chief Penny Martin interviews Julie Verhoeven, examining her career in general and 'Forget-Me-Not' in particular
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