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A digital collage of a person holding a large pink bucket over their head, with pink and white liquids splashing around them. The letters “K” and “A” appear in a bold, metallic serif font amidst swirls of colourful smoke and liquid.

Roosje Klap and Mathias Schweizer's "graphic sex cadavre-exquis"

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Date
11 August 2014

Roosje Klap and Mathias Schweizer have just finished work on a pretty extraordinary piece of digital collage for Dutch literary magazine De Gids – a publication that’s been in existence since 1837. The images on display propose rooms that reference literary voices of the past like Ovid and Baiga, compositing various erotic references into surrealist dreamscapes. The pair worked on them in tandem in the manner of an exquisite corpse – building on each other’s work in stages over time – only instead of strange little bodies as the final product, we’re met with what Roosje refers to as “graphic sex cadavre-exquis!”

A 3D render of a lavish bedroom scene framed by drips of chocolate and cream. Gold lettering at the top reads “ARS AMATORIA”, while text at the bottom reads “LA CHAMBRE À COUCHER”.
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Roosje Klap & Mathias Schweizer: De Gids

A digital collage of a cave interior with stalactites and stalagmites in monochrome and muted tones. The word “BAIGA” is written across the top in serif capitals, with “LA GROTTE” appearing in smaller text at the bottom.
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Roosje Klap & Mathias Schweizer: De Gids

A digital collage featuring a surreal landscape with a waterfall and a mountain. A large, distorted face is layered over the scene, with the words “AMORIS REMEDIA” at the top and “LA SALLE DE BAINS” at the bottom.
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Roosje Klap & Mathias Schweizer: De Gids

A digital collage featuring a person in a pink bikini holding a large pink bucket, with splashes of colourful liquid and white paint swirling around them. The word “KAMA” is spelled out in large, serif letters across the composition, with “LE GARAGE” written in smaller text at the bottom.
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Roosje Klap & Mathias Schweizer: De Gids

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James Cartwright

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James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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