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|description_of_content=Byford submitted a series of photographic works for the annual SO Festival in Lincolnshire. The image of two children peering into the insides of a sperm | |description_of_content=Byford submitted a series of photographic works for the annual SO Festival in Lincolnshire. The image of two children peering into the insides of a sperm whale's mouth was targeted for its title's "strong sexual connotations": "A Mouthful of Sperm". | ||
|description_of_incident=The East Lindsey Council, as well as the festival director, requested that the work be removed from its display location. Claiming that the photograph would not be suitable for a "family audience", the authorities refused to allow the work to remain in place for the festival. | |description_of_incident=The East Lindsey Council, as well as the festival director, requested that the work be removed from its display location. Claiming that the photograph would not be suitable for a "family audience", the authorities refused to allow the work to remain in place for the festival. | ||
|description_of_result=As a response to this gesture, the artist, John Byford, chose to withdraw the entirety of his work from the show. | |description_of_result=As a response to this gesture, the artist, John Byford, chose to withdraw the entirety of his work from the show. | ||
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|source=http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/lifestyle/arts-leisure/skegness-artist-accuses-so-festival-organisers-of-censoring-sexual-photo-title-1-5245495 | |source=http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/lifestyle/arts-leisure/skegness-artist-accuses-so-festival-organisers-of-censoring-sexual-photo-title-1-5245495 | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 9 July 2013
Artist: John Byford
Year: 2013
Date of Action: Spring 2013
Region: North America
Location: Lincolnshire, England
Subject: Explicit Sexuality
Medium: Photography
Confronting Bodies: East Lindsey District Council
Description of Artwork: Byford submitted a series of photographic works for the annual SO Festival in Lincolnshire. The image of two children peering into the insides of a sperm whale's mouth was targeted for its title's "strong sexual connotations": "A Mouthful of Sperm".
The Incident: The East Lindsey Council, as well as the festival director, requested that the work be removed from its display location. Claiming that the photograph would not be suitable for a "family audience", the authorities refused to allow the work to remain in place for the festival.
Results of Incident: As a response to this gesture, the artist, John Byford, chose to withdraw the entirety of his work from the show.
