Visual Arts & Film

  • Fringe Festival

A Radical Nipple

We are all nude under the hair

A close-up black and white image of a nipple, surrounded by chest hair

Image Credit: Su, Pin-Wen

  • Artist: Su, Pin-Wen

  • Presented by: Melbourne Fringe

Since 2018, SU Pin-Wen has been photographing nipples. Inviting volunteers of all genders to bare their chests for an epic archive of areolas. A Radical Nipple delves into the dynamics of power and consent, turning the simple act of photography into a radical conversation that blurs the lines between the personal and the political. The result is a thought-provoking and very cheeky exploration of body image, consent, and cultural perceptions.

For the first time in Australia, witness this exhibition of the ongoing and ever-growing photo archive. On three large-scale LED walls in the Melbourne Fringe Festival Hub, SU’s images slowly accumulate to create a hypnotic and reflective meditation on the cultural significance of the nipple.

Don’t miss this evocative and powerful exhibition that acts as a companion piece to Girl's Notes, also showing at this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival. Together, these works provoke deep reflections on gender, the body, and the power of nudity.


「奶頭拍攝計畫」探問傳統攝影中的主從關係,提議與傳統男性凝視迴異的創作途徑,經營攝影師與被拍攝對象的雙方知情同意過程與成品,展開體現經驗與身體觀念的交叉討論.


Want to become a part of the archive? Sign up for a unique opportunity to be photographed by Pin-Wen and join A Radical Nipple.