04.12.2010

Have you ever written a love note?

In a day and age when texts, tweets and emails have replaced the handwritten letter, there is still something to be said about the intimacy of pen and paper - especially a love note. Why are love notes such powerful tokens?

“Reading someone’s handwriting is almost like listening to them speak, or receiving their touch,” says artist Ellen Forney. “They make us feel both deep comfort and deep longing.”

Love notes are a little-explored area in the context of erotic art. As part of the 2010 Festival, Ellen Forney and her partner Jacob Peter Fennell are creating Love Note, an interactive installation intended to evoke the passion, tenderness and sensuality of the individual Festival-goers. 

A sumptuous bedroom will set the stage. Draft a love note at one of the inviting writing tables. Hide your note amongst the sensual pillows on the bed. Delight in finding a hidden note written just for you. This love note is for you to keep and share.

Love notes can also encompass a great variety of emotional expressions - sweet, raunchy, romantic, silly. What note awaits you? What will you write? Indulge!

Learn more and read an interview with Ellen Forney and Jacob Peter Fennell.