This work was created in collaboration with Untitled Projects, Robbie Thomson, and Emilia Weber. 

Inspired by ideas from George Bataille’s pornographic novella, The Story of the Eye, this sculptural performance explored contemporary attitudes to mediated sexual acts, with the image of the ‘eye’ as a central symbol. The project ultimately took the form of a live performance, an ‘erotic machine’ that incorporated mechanical objects, automata, computer programming, moving image and sound design.
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In light of the UK Government’s attempts to censor sexual imagery, it is essential to ask the question: What constitutes the pornographic? With debates in Scotland around legislating against sexual activity in live performance, the artist’s right to explore issues of pornography is particularly pertinent.
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Jack, Robbie, and Emilia examined the phenomenon of audience-directed action on porn sites, such as Cam4. Exploring how this system could be utilised in the context of live theatre, allowing both a physical audience and a virtual one, with the potential for the virtual audience to direct the live performance via the Internet.
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Glasgow sculpture studios are supporting the development of The Eye.