We weren't sure whether these photographs by Elena Dorfman now on view at the Houk Gallery in New York City were staged meditations on the concept of intimacy and artificiality in the post-sex era or simply documentary records akin to Real Doll fan sites like this one. According to the gallery's press release, however, it turns out they may be both: "What began for me as a playful curiosity, how to photograph men having sex with 125 pounds of perfectly formed, synthetic female, rapidly turned into a serious exploration of the emotional ties that exist between men and women and their dolls. This exploration forced me to evaluate my own notions of love and what it means to value an object, a replacement human being, in effect, as real."

Elena Dorfman: "Still Lovers" (photos @ Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York City, through 2/28 - thanks MH)

See also: "Living With Dolls" (SexTV documentary info @ sextelevision.net - thanks Cory)
Elena Dorfman Photography (elenadorfman.com)
Roxy Music, "In Every Dream Home A Heartache" (lyrics @ lyricsfreak.com)

Previously: Sex Dolls For Hire, I-doloid Magazine, Japanese Love Dolls, RealDoll Surgery, Doll Album