Project 01: DROPS
Once seen as the essence of the soul, the sacred offering, the source of life, it has also been tamed by gender systems, shaped into a symbol of masculinity, of control, of domination. Cumshot, blowjob, swallowing, creampie - it is the flow of power and the trace of desire. But when it is no longer hidden, when it is inscribed, worn, displayed, it sheds its shame, escapes control, and disrupts the rigid structures of gender.
When we speak of sex, what is the first image that rises? For me, it is not a single frame, but a sequence of sensations. Yet above all, I remember this... the moment it lands. Warm. Visible. Undeniable. A drop that marks the body. A residue of desire. This is where the project begins.
It is a symbol of occupation. The body is taken, and the structure of power between members becomes visible. The jewellery was made to give form to that dynamic. It honours the one who surrendered, turning shame into pride. It is an act of rebellion. What was meant to be hidden is now worn, seen, and claimed.
Starting from semen, we enter the realm of relationships and power. After every climax, the place where semen lands becomes a clue to decode the structure of power. But when it is worn on the body as jewellery, that logic no longer applies. The wearer becomes the subject. The structure is overturned. And this is what we aim to express in this short film.
From Tyranny and Usurpation, where the body is colonised and the gaze is weaponised, emerges Sympoiesis – not the end of power, but its transformation. A space where surrender does not equal defeat, but communion. Where desire creates, not consumes.
In this final movement, love and sex cease to oppose – they co-generate, they dissolve borders, they become breath and structure at once.
This is the repression and rebellion of libido and orientations we are talking about...
Art Direction
Bobby Hsiung
Photography
Kangyue Zhang
Bo Fan
Make-up
Kangyue Zhang
Model
Emilian Rouquet
Karl Xinghao Liang
Once seen as the essence of the soul, the sacred offering, the source of life, it has also been tamed by gender systems, shaped into a symbol of masculinity, of control, of domination. Cumshot, blowjob, swallowing, creampie - it is the flow of power and the trace of desire. But when it is no longer hidden, when it is inscribed, worn, displayed, it sheds its shame, escapes control, and disrupts the rigid structures of gender.
