Journalist, actress, painter and illustrator, Maïa Mazaurette is a “sexpert”. She tells us regarding her latest documentary, but also regarding her artistic projects.
“As a woman, it’s hard to accept being an expert. Rather, we say that we have been working in a field for a long time. I ended up making peace with it. So, yes, I am a sex expert, ”says the journalist. At the start of the year, Maïa Mazaurette made the documentary “Desire, what women want”. “For years, I had the impression that the discourse on sexuality was focused on pleasure. But following the #Metoo movement, I told myself that sex was often regarding desire. The question was that of the emergence and end of desire. It is a subject that is paradoxically less frightening.
In her documentary, the journalist acknowledges having discovered that “women are incredibly diverse. There are women who have different desires, others women who had no desire. After the broadcast of her documentary, Maïa Mazaurette received “hundreds” of messages from women acknowledging the importance of her work. A sequel is already planned. It will be devoted to men and their desires. “What surprised me was the number of men who wanted to challenge the idea that a man is necessarily desirous. Many men have told me that they have already forced themselves.
A frivolous subject
The journalist makes people talk and not necessarily for the better. Many media criticize his work, with strong editorials. “Sexuality remains perceived as a frivolous subject, defends Maïa Mazaurette. It is still difficult to understand that sex is analyzed (…) when it is a wonderful journalistic object. A strong interest, which is transcribed in his paintings. These will be exhibited in December at the Analix Forever gallery (Chêne-Bourg). “I like men. What inspires me is the body of men. I had the regret while going to the galleries to see sublimated women’s bodies, it’s less men among amateurs and in contemporary painting. I wanted to attack what I want.
A feminist activist since 1995, Maïa Mazaurette “saw everything change. When I saw that with #Metoo, I saw that a majority of women call themselves feminists, it was a relief. But I felt a kind of bitterness in the face of wasted time, with the impression of having fought alone. Today, I remain concerned regarding women’s rights.”
