objectophiles
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
I saw this fascinating, disturbing and hilarious article on objectophiles linked off of boingboing today. It is about “the theories of Volkmar Sigusch, a German researcher whose studies of ‘neo-sexuality’ have led him to assemble case-studies of men and women who fall in deep, passionate, sexual love with objects”
Reading these excerpts makes me feel like I’m reading lines from a Monty Python sketch:
It was then that he fell head over heels “into an emotionally and physically very complex and deep relationship, which lasted for years.” His partner back then was a Hammond organ — he has now been in a steady relationship with a steam locomotive for several years. Since he is particularly aroused by the inner workings of technical objects, repair jobs have often led to infidelity in the past. “A love affair could very well begin with a broken radiator,” the now monogamous lover says, remembering how his earlier affairs began.
…had a model of the Twin Towers manufactured on a scale of 1:1,000. The façade consists of anodized aluminium, just like that of the original — “so that the model feels true to life.” The metal miniature has another tangible advantage: It doesn’t rust when Sandy K. takes “a pleasant bath with it.”
…who fell for a metal processing machine while at work and “immediately sensed a female presence.” The machine has been enticing her with its “sweet hum” ever since.