22 July 2012

Celebrity Blow Your Tits Off

OK, I'll admit it: I want some of whatever Maya Paris is smoking. And with a name like Celebrity Blow Your Tits Off, how could you go wrong? This totally whacky, delightfully absurd and hilarious installation at LEA10 is probably best experienced with friends—it was quite a scene on opening day with a couple dozen people roaming about. So find a few companions and say to them (be forceful, don't hesitate), "You know, we have to go see Maya Paris's new installation at LEA10, Celebrity Blow Your Tits Off, right now," and then drag them along.

The artwork actually pokes some fun at our cultural obsession with personal appearance—with our quest for perfect bodies, our consumer habits and our desire for sexual appeal—but goes about it in such a fun way that you can't help but laugh. There are five levels, and you'll need to get around by looking for holes or teleports—they're easy to find—and you should click on absolutely everything, because many objects will animate you or hand you very silly things to wear. (And many of the animated stands give you things when you're finished, too.)

It's a bit hopeless trying to take photos of Celebrity Blow Your Tits Off because it's so interactive, so I'm afraid these images don't begin to capture the essence of the place. (And yes, you can see me in the middle of the pinball machine above—just click to zoom in.) Be sure your volume is turned up, as the sound effects are great. And when you're all done, the exit takes you yet another interactive installation by Maya, Crash Bang Trollop, which is not to be missed.

3 comments:

  1. Celebrity Blow Your Tits Off was taken from 'Celebrity Suicide' by Derek and Clive on their album : Ad Nauseum. :)

    ~TheBlueProject

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