INTERVIEW by PENELOPE DARIO
When discussing the creative excellence that this industry holds, Vex Ashley and her production company A four Chambered Heart are at the forefront. Vex is a UK-based artist, former cam girl turned director, producer, and performer known for the highbrow porn she creates. This season, Petit Mort has the pleasure of sharing a printed teaser of her film “Doll Parts.” The multi-talented Vex sat down with us to talk a bit about the making of this film as well as the repeal of the UK’s obscenity laws, what that means for Four Chambers, the “idea” of the Bimbo, and what we can expect to see coming out of this unique studio.
IMAGE COURTESY OF VEX ASHLEY
PETIT MORT (PENELOPE DARIO)
Hi Vex, thank you for sitting down with us. Let’s get right to it. What originally sparked your inspiration to create Four Chambers?
VEX ASHLEY
I was paying my way through art school as a cam girl and I wanted to see if I could put the same consideration for the aesthetics and concepts into the porn I was making as I did in my artwork. I was spending a lot of time building community on Tumblr, and it felt like a place where it was possible to share work with sex independently and creatively. I didn’t see the potential of porn as a medium for creative ideas being explored, so it felt like a place of really rich potential.