FLOWERS & CHOCOLATE, 2018

With FLOWERS & CHOCOLATE , a series of twenty hyper-realized and beautifully lit photographs of Black erect penises paired with flowers, Mueller talks about the complex interplay of beauty, race, racism, sexuality and taboo. “If you look at the flower you have to look at the penis, it is close-up and it is in your face”.

Each photo image is presented in a hand-constructed light box. These backlit images form islands of light in the dark gallery space and create an intimacy and secrecy atmosphere.
FLOWERS & CHOCOLATE was born out of Mueller’s observation that often Black masculinity was either fetishized, feared, ignored, or labeled taboo.

By choosing the format of a close-up still-life composition, Mueller created a permissible environment that allows the viewer an unbiased close-up examination of the Black penis and sees its beauty without judgment or the power dynamics of pornography. The flower, representing feminine beauty, gives the viewer permission to examine the skin and veins' fine details next to the flower petals' delicate textures. In our society, the Black penis often represents a taboo lurking on the other side of the racial divide. Like all taboos, it is simultaneously an enticement and a threat. FLOWERS & CHOCOLATE invites the viewer to reflect on their response to this taboo.
All the Black men who posed for FLOWERS & CHOCOLATE are trusted friends and are supportive of this project.

Read more: The Fabulous Phalluses of Eva Mueller

Flowers & Chocolate, Rosa 9 Inches

Rosa - 9 Inches, 2008

Strelizia Reginae - 11 Inches, 2018

Tulipa- 8 Inches, 2018

Gladiolus - 8 Inches, 2017

Etlinger Eliator - 9 Inches, 2014

Lilium Speciosum - 11 Inches, 2018

Cerise Romantica - 8 Inches, 2017

Anthuium Andraenum - 8 Inches, 2018

Vanda Coerulea - 9 Inches, 2016

Zantedeschia Nera - 10 Inches, 2014

Lilium Orientalis - 8 Inches, 2016

Nerine Bowdenii Alba - 9 Inches, 2016

Tulipa Gesneriana - 8 Inches, 2018

Vriesea - 8 Inches, 2018

Lilium_Candidum - 7 Inches, 2016

Chrysanthemum - 9 Inches, 2018

Dianthus Caryophyllus Rosea - 7 Inches, 2018

Iris Sanguinea - 8 Inches, 2017

Dianthus Caryophyllus Rosea - 7 Inches, 2018

Zantedeschia Aethiopica - 7 Inches, 2018

Gallery Views and Light Boxes

Limited Edition Artist Book “FLOWERS & CHOCOLATE”, 2018

Flowers & Chocolate is a limited editions artist’s book by photographer Eva Mueller. It features a series of 20 intricately detailed photographs of erect black penises, each posed with a different flower, in markedly different arrangements imagining the phallus as an object of pure beauty.

The book has a print run of 200 copies. Each soft bound catalog is hand-numbered and signed by the artist, it contains the entire image set of 20 photographs from Flowers & Chocolate printed on ultra-high-quality paper. The dimensions are 10” x 10” with a total of 58 pages, it is perfect bound and has a black softcover with the title printed in black ink on black paper.

The book retails for $80 and available from the artist directly. Order here.

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