Framing the Nude: Why Context Matters

I must confess, I have a penchant for perusing images of the disrobed human form, and recently, I've found myself contemplating an incident at the Cable Factory, which the tabloids have so eloquently labeled as the porn kerfuffle. Despite the tabloids' most valiant efforts, this episode has so far failed to generate the uproar they so eagerly anticipated and hoped for.

In brief, an amateur photographer exhibited images of nude and scantily clad women in a hallway, which serves as the gallery for the Camera Club (Kameraseura). In a letter, a group of photographic artists demanded that the club take down the images, as they considered the photos to be pornography rather than art.