Igarashi has, in the past, created art that’s modeled on her genitalia. She considers herself a “deco-man,†or “decorated vagina,†artist. “I make art pieces with my mold p***y, which I would rather call Manko (MK),†Igarashi says. But her Campfire crowdfunding attempt to create her “Manko boat†– or, as Igarashi calls it, “the world’s first 3D scanned ‘Peach on the Beach’†– however, is now seen as a criminal activity.
The artist told authorities that she hasn’t actually committed any wrongdoing. In fact, Igarashi hasn’t actually shown any graphic imagery of herself; she is simply distributing code of a 3D scan she made of her genitalia, according to the Japan Times. Before, Igarashi would create molds of her lady part; the digital scan, however, might be what’s crossing the line.
Although Igarashi is reportedly still under arrest, the artist is most likely not surprised by the reaction. On her crowdfunding page, she acknowledges that in Japan, talking about or showing human genitalia – female vagina, in particular – is taboo (even in Japanese pornography, private parts cannot be shown). She decided, as an artist, she would start the conversation by creating her deco-man pieces, and perhaps bring a change to Japanese society – or at least make it more acceptable to talk about it.
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