Sexpectations: Messy Modern Love

If you’ve ever checked your ex’s social media at 2am – or their new partner’s LinkedIn (because it’s the only social profile you can access) – or if everyone thinks you’re the perfect couple but you’ve been drifting apart for years, then you’ve probably felt a sting of shame. But here’s something radical: your darkest secrets, your most shameful thoughts, feelings, and behaviours – you’re not alone.

Artist **Philippa Found**’s *Lockdown Love Stories* project emerged during the early days of the pandemic. Through anonymous submissions, people shared their unfiltered stories. From exes to being single, hookups to breakups, dating, situationships, friendships, and relationships, these aren’t love stories; they’re stories about love. Beyond lockdown, the project thrived, collecting over 1,500 stories. Philippa’s book, *It’s Complicated*, showcases over 250 curated pieces, peeling back the layers of modern relationships. Each story offers a glimpse into others' lives, cultivating empathy and reminding us of our shared humanity.

**Philippa Found** is a feminist storyteller. Believing the personal is political, she is an artist, writer, and curator based in London. Her work spans performance, text, participatory art, public interventions, video, and installation, using storytelling as a radical act to counter the shame silencing that oppresses women’s hidden realities, from desire and relationships to motherhood and the body.

Presented by Conway Hall.

This is an all ages event. Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult.