Later this week, (We Are) Obscured founder, Johann d’Nale, is attending the Homosurrealism* London event and will be displaying, among other things, Cock au Soleil #4 – here he interviews the zine’s founder, Arthur Dumpling…
How did Cock au Soleil start?
It started as a collaborative project to talk about pain with a gay sex point of view asking friends to share their views using an artistic language.
The work on display at Homosurrealism London is from your fourth Volume – tell us about the previous three editions.
Each edition, is a theme more or less obvious.
- #1 was about pain
- #2 was about hanky codes
- #3 was about the vintage magazine Jean-Paul and (as) Saint Sebastian
How did volume 4 come about?
The wrapping paper issue was actually a project we had in mind for many years and the opportunity to launch a new issue during the Paris Ass Book Fair couldn’t be missed ! We hope people will use the papers!
Tell us a little about the contributions/contributors?
At first, contributors were friends who agreed to be part of the project. But from the beginning we have welcomed everyone who wants to share their creativity of gay sex/sexuality with an artistic language.
Do you have any plans for the future?
We are already working on a new issue for early 2018… but it’s still a secret. New contributors are welcome, feel free to email us.
How can people get copies or stay in touch?
During events where CAS#4 is displayed (kind of rare and secret), the best way will be to send us an email (unfortunately issues #1 to #3 are sold out)
Cock au Soleil volume #4 – contributing artists
- Aaron Krach
- Alexandre Copes
- Andres Miro Quesada
- Anthony Malone
- BLAME201
- Emmo Zapata
- Blaine Metztgar
- Charlie Welch
- Claude Sevy
- Fred Morin
- G.K.
- Jerry Seguin
- JESSP
- Nicolas Pascual
- Nolan Grunwald
- Rodrigo La Hoz
- Tom de Pekin
Box by Arthur D, Olive Booger , Eleonore Clara and anonymous.
Want more? View this historic webpage of Le Cock au Soleil.
*We covered Homosurrealism in a previous interview with Jack Sanders. Homosurrealism London is the third queer arts event, following those earlier this year in Hollywood and New Orleans.
We Are Obscured 
Big Fan of all your factory of creativity .
I was introduced through Homosurrealism London
by Jack Sanders from Atlanta US. I couldn’t get enough of Paper Gift Wrap.
Fabuzi!!!