The Colour of Thunder by P.K. Benbow Kink Culture masculinity and the emotional complexity

masculinity and the emotional complexity of desire

This piece comes from Les Délassements d’Éros (The Amusements of Eros) - a portfolio pairing Louis Perceau’s “lascivious sonnets” with Wegener’s watercolours

and full of pride

strength and desire held just before movement

The Colour of Thunder by P.K. Benbow Kink Culture masculinity and the emotional complexityA naked man lies across a dark blue sofa, his head resting in another mans lap. One surrenders to the comfort of the other, while the seated figure remains upright, his attention fixed on the cigarette they share. Behind them, the outside world dissolves into pale green light as the interior gathers in shadow. Benbow presents intimacy as something unperformed. The mens closeness is tender without becoming sentimental, while their differing states one