“I wanted to ask whether you thought that finding an eyelash under your foreskin was significant?”

Ed Atkins, a British contemporary artist, has referenced foreskin in his work, including the line "the eyelash trapped beneath your foreskin after a forgotten night": 

 

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A striking image of foreskin sets the tone for Atkins' work, even though nothing graphic is shown. 

 

Found myself thinking today, whilst driving back home from co-op, about the heady days of London 2012 when you could make a video about something trapped in your foreskin and be pronounced the most important artist of your generation.