
Artist: Susan Silas
Medium: archival inkjet print on Hahnemühle photo rag
Censored by: Instagram
Date of censorship: August 2019
Was there notification of removal? If so, what was the reason given?
Yes, I offended community standards.
Was there the opportunity to appeal? If so, did you appeal and what was the response?
I didn’t appeal
What, if any, were the consequences of the removal for you?
This was on the occasion of the publication of a catalogue for an exhibition in Germany of a large body of images from my series: love in the ruins; sex over 50. I wanted to create awareness about the catalogue publication.
Comments:
Overall I have found that I am less able than friends to share work through Instagram because it is taken down so quickly. I have had images of literal fornication survive because they may not have looked as explicit and because my nipples were not visible.
Artist’s website: www.susansilas.com
Artist’s Instagram: @susansilas