the hysterical literature series

Photographer Clayton Cubitt's series "Hysterical Literature" takes a high-concept approach to female pleasure .The black-and-white video begins with a woman sitting at a table with a book in front of her. She looks into the camera and states her name, the name of the book, and begins to read. It seems she’s overwhelmed by the words — there’s a slight twitch, a smirk, a straightening of the back,