This presentation by Jon Cairns was part of the 'Art, Autobiography, Memoir' symposium at Central Saint Martins, 13 February 2014. The symposium was a programme within the Intimacy Unguarded research project. More information on the symposium and an audio recording of the presentation can be found on the events page: http://blogs.arts.ac.uk/csm/2014/02/13/intimacy-unguarded/ Jon Cairns is a senior lecturer in BA Fine Art at Central St Martins. Recent research has engaged with the exploration of intimate affect in the context of public performance (Contemporary Theatre Review 2012) and questions of value in the context of recession (Visual Culture in Britain 2013). Collaborative practice with artist Julia Spicer, has included online work and curation, centring on explorations of the fictive and the fabulatory.

1. Feeling My Way: the Art of the
Intimate Encounter
Jon Cairns

2. Annie Sprinkle & Elizabeth Stephens, “EXPOSED: Experiments in
Love, Sex, Death and Art”, 2007 (part of Love Art Laboratory 2005-11)

3. Adrian Howells, Held, Home, Camberwell, London 2008

4. Pipilotti Rist, Lobe of the Lung, Hayward Gallery, London 2011

5. Penny Arcade, Bitch! Dyke! Fag Hag! Whore!, Arcola
Tent, London 2012

6. Susan Hiller, Monument 1980, installed Tate Britain 2011

7. Rocio Boliver, Between Menopause and Old Age Kapelica
Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2012 (also performed at ]performance s p a
c e[ London, Nov. 2012)

8. • http://loveartlab.org/index.php

9. Annie Sprinkle & Elizabeth Stephens, Love Art Laboratory 2005-11

11. from www.loveartlab.org
• Red Year - 2005 - Security, Survival -Perineum
• Orange Year - 2006 - Sexuality, Creativity - Genitals
• Yellow Year - 2007 - Courage, Power - Belly
• Green Year - 2008 - Love, Compassion - Heart
• Blue Year - 2009 – Communication - Throat
• Purple Year - 2010 - Intuition, Wisdom - Third Eye
• Silver Year - 2011 - Union, Bliss - Crown

13. Green Wedding to the Earth, Shakespeare’s Glen, Santa
Cruz, CA, 2008

14. Blue Wedding to the Sea, Venice, 2009

15. Annie Sprinkle & Elizabeth Stephens, “EXPOSED: Experiments in
Love, Sex, Death and Art”, 2007 (part of Love Art Laboratory 2005-11)

16. Annie Sprinkle & Elizabeth Stephens, EXPOSED: Experiments in
Love, Sex, Death and Art, 2007

17. Annie Sprinkle & Elizabeth Stephens, “EXPOSED: Experiments in
Love, Sex, Death and Art”, 2007 (part of Love Art Laboratory
2005-11)

18. Adrian Howells L: Adrienne’s Dirty Laundry Experience, The
Arches, Glasgow 2003; R: Salon Adrienne first performed 2005
for Battersea Arts Centre Octoberfest, London and
Glasgay!, Glasgow

19. An Audience with Adrienne: A Lifetime Servicing Others, first
performed 2006 at The Arches, Glasgow & Drill Hall, London

20. Adrian Howells, Foot Washing for the Sole, first performed The
Arches, Glasgow 2008

21. Adrian Howells, The 14 Stations of the Life and History of Adrian
Howells (first performed at The Arches, Glasgow 2007). Station 9
– ‘He Falls From His Pedestal’ installation view and detail

22. Adrian Howells, The Pleasure of Being:
Washing, Feeding, Holding , first performed One-on-One
Festival, BAC, London 2010 (image: the Point Hotel, Edinburgh
2011)