Note: I speak for myself on that last point. Cooper has intercut footage of his subjects - Lindsay, Benjamin, Kristin, Rafi, Genevieve, and Theodore - talking about pornography with, well, if not quite actual pornography, something approximating it. Or perhaps I should say, his film can be seen as an exercise through which to discuss what exactly "porn" is: I have no doubt that, for many, bearing witness to the facial expressions and reactions of people masturbating while they look straight into the videocamera is far more intimate and less arousing than any of the images these young people are getting off on.

With the exception of one participant, 47-year-old Theodore, the film is also a document of a particular segment of American and English youth, many of whom are so familiar with the genres and lingo of contemporary porn - and their own sexual psychologies - that they put some of us older folk to shame. (Also: speaking for myself here.) Of course, this might also explain why they were willing to be filmed in the first place. The clip is below; thoughts, in the comments.

Video: Robbie Cooper: Sex, Sighs & Videotape [Wallpaper]

Earlier: Up Close & Personal: Wallpaper's Safe For Work Porn Portraits Reach A Thrilling Climax

The installment, titled "Sex, Sighs And Videotape", appears in the upcoming "Sex Issue" of Wallpaper and captures the "come faces" of a group of men and women as they reach climax while viewing pornography. (Cooper's images* - and the accompanying video - include footage/stills of people talking about porn, looking straight to camera, intercut with them wanking to porn). The issue will be on stands on June 11, with supplementary material online at the same time. Above, a peek at one of those images, starring Lindsay, 22, a receptionist from Portland: she is looking - if you can call it that - at the lesbian/transgender porn website The Crash Pad.

*Full Disclosure: Cooper is an acquaintance of mine.

Related: Immersion [NY Times]