Scott N Andrew

The Center for Autosexual Reproduction

2011

Collaboration with Nina Sarnelle and featuring Adam Leatherman, and Julia Cahill.

The Center for Autosexual Reproduction was a medical clinic installed in a storefront space on the first floor of the Bakery Square Complex in Pittsburgh, PA.

Through the windows of the storefront a small waiting room is visible, where participants wait for their name to be called. One person at a time enters the performance space, which is an enormous area beyond the waiting room façade. The subsequent experience is structured somewhat like an amusement park ride, providing a full sensory experience that is confrontational, visceral, and absurd. Each personal performance lasts 10-15 mins, depositing the participant out a back exit on Bakery Square Boulevard.

The Center offered patients a short, non-invasive procedure to replace the inconvenient processes of courtship, conception, pregnancy, and birth. This new, highly efficient technique allowed anyone to progenerate, regardless of their sex, age or romantic capabilities.

Center For Autosexual Reproduction

View one patient's experience
The life of an Autosexual receptionist

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Gallery

Person in orange gloves and plaid shirt holding a white wristband that reads "Center for Autosexual Reproduction. Shop window view with blue logo for "The Center for Autosexual Reproduction" overlaid on waiting room interior and street reflections. Chairs, framed art, and contact information visible. Waiting room with a glass table holding brochures and a vase of flowers, next to a row of chairs. A waiting room with patterned chairs, a glass coffee table with magazines, and a TV displaying a woman. Person with blonde wig, gold radio on head, and pink lips at a computer, with yellow poster behind. Three framed posters on a white wall above four patterned chairs, promoting "The Center For Autosexual Reproduction. White pleated fabric circle with a blue center displaying "PROCESSING" in white text, mounted on a white wall. Blonde person in a colorful floral shirt applying lipstick while holding a mirror and a phone receiver to their mouth. A close-up of a white medical form with black text and checkboxes, titled "The Center for Autosexual Reproduction". Aquarium with orange fish swimming around pink gravel and white dildos, vibrators, and sex toys. Goldfish swim in an aquarium with bright pink gravel, rocks, artificial plants, and a white sex toy. Aquarium with pink gravel, green plants, and orange goldfish swimming around a large, pale pink, phallic sculpture. Two people at a desk, one with big blonde hair and a gold visor, the other in a black coat, signing papers. Two people sit facing each other in a waiting room, a vase of flowers in the foreground. A person in a blonde wig and floral top sits at a desk with a monitor, while a man in a cap stands nearby. A person with blonde hair and a colorful shirt opens a wooden door for a person in a black hoodie and jeans. Soft, white fabric tunnel with a bright light at the end, viewed from a circular opening. A person in a white hazmat suit and orange gloves holds a shiny, metallic, disc-shaped object. Orange-gloved hands emerge from a white, padded, circular opening, suggesting a sterile or contained environment. Two orange-gloved hands hold wooden tools, forming a diamond shape against a white background. Feet in white socks and plaid pants lie on a white sheet below a beige massager hanging from a copper pipe. Close-up of a metal whisk coil against a blurry background with a blue object and orange triangle. Orange ribbed plunger-like object emerging from a white, soft, fabric-lined opening, with soft white light inside. Two arms reach into a light beige, ruffled fabric structure, with bright white light emanating from two openings. An orange-gloved hand holds a dark head massager with copper wires on a person's dark, curly hair. A person's mouth holds a corn cob, while an orange-gloved hand uses metal tongs to hold the corn. A man in a purple shirt holding a single candy corn in a metal strainer, looking down at it. Dark, metallic bowl with a bright, oval-shaped reflection in the center, revealing a fingerprint pattern. Two gloved hands inside a clear, textured sphere, reaching for a green, propeller-like object. Arm with blue glove and pipette, creating water bubbles on a dark, wet surface. Blue-gloved hand holding a clear petri dish with white specks, viewed from above through a wet, textured surface. Close-up of a hand holding a dark, textured object spraying water onto a scratched, light gray surface with water droplets. Two gloved hands hold a metal steamer basket underwater, with air bubbles rising against a dark, textured background. Looking up into a narrow, white fabric tunnel with draped and ruffled textures, illuminated by soft light. Soft white fabric sculpture with dangling limbs and round, pillow-like forms, creating a cocoon-like space. Woman with dark hair, wrapped in white fabric, peeking out from a dark, tarp-covered enclosure. Person in colorful robe and surgical mask, with a large, fluffy peach-colored headpiece, sitting outdoors.