{Events} Aspirational Erotic: Body Size, Shame and Aesthetics

Lindley, a fat white woman wearing glasses and a casual outfit, holds a camera and smiles at the camera in window light.

I’ll be giving an art tour at the Seattle Erotic Art Festival this Friday, April 26 at 8:30 pm! Come hang out with me for an hour for:

Aspirational Erotic: Body Size, Shame and Aesthetics

Join photographer and body liberation activist Lindley Ashline to explore the origins and history of body image and weight stigma, and which bodies are seen as erotic. We’ll apply what you learn to some of the works at the festival and examine how aesthetics and representation play out in this year’s art selections. Finally, we’ll spend a bit of time sitting with discomfort around bodies outside mainstream beauty standards.

Lindley Ashline is a fat artist, activist and round unicorn friend. She creates photographs that celebrate the unique beauty of fat bodies and uses those images to change the world.

Get tickets at seattleerotic.org and I’ll see you there!

Every Monday, I send out my Body Liberation Guide, a thoughtful email jam-packed with resources on body liberation, weight stigma, body image and more. And it’s free. Let’s change the world together.

Hi there! I'm Lindley. I create artwork that celebrates the unique beauty of bodies that fall outside conventional "beauty" standards at Body Liberation Photography. I'm also the creator of Body Liberation Stock and the Body Love Shop, a curated central resource for body-friendly artwork and products. Find all my work here at bodyliberationphotos.com.