Photography by Molly SodaArts+Culture / LightboxThe cyber feminist leaking her own nudesDigital artist Molly Soda is publishing her failed mirror nudes and late-night sexts on the internetShareLink copied ✔️June 9, 2015Arts+CultureLightboxText Alice Mosey Molly Soda Let’s be honest. If you’ve ever found yourself taking a starkers selfie to send to somebody, the fear of them plastering it over the internet is bound to have crossed your mind at least once or twice. But what if you were to leak your own? Digital artist Molly Soda is about to find out. Should I Send This? is Soda’s latest project. The electronic zine, hosted on New Hive (alongside a physical zine release), is a combination of unsent sexts and nudes that, up until now, have been buried on her phone. “The text/photographs were sort of piling up, both on my computer and in my head – I sort of needed to do a purge in order to move on,” Soda tells us. Subtly confronting notions of femininity and womanhood throughout the zine – bums, body hair and breasts proudly on display – Soda says: “I’m not really concerned with what men think of my body hair or my body any more. I’m more concerned with how I feel about my own body. Other women’s responses have really encouraged me. I have a lot of girls messaging me about how my stomach hair makes them feel better/less self-conscious about theirs. That’s what I care about – not about whether or not men find it attractive.” Far from a bunch of awkward nudes and cringeworthy chat-up lines, Should I Send This? highlights how we construct our intimacy while hiding behind a screen. “I want people to be able to relate and feel connected to it,” says Soda. “This piece isn’t about me, it’s about everyone who has ever tried to achieve validation/intimacy via sending a text message, a nude… anything vulnerable using digital communication.” Check out Soda's previous project – where she dated a teddy bear Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingWhat Went Down at the inaugural vibeconSpike Jonze on fighting ‘slop’, robotic arms and memory-distilled perfume: Inside the Lower East Side equivalent of Coachella for vibe-coders and the ‘code curious’Life & CultureDazed LeagueA brief history of Nike’s radical soccer DNAGraffFashionGraff is entering its golden eraBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaArt & PhotographyTyrell Hampton’s photos capture the freedom and fantasy of NYC nightsArt & PhotographyThese photos expose the ‘pain, fear and desire’ of relationshipsArt & PhotographyIs this what Jean-Michel Basquiat would have wanted?MusicFinn Wolfhard: ‘I’m not just making music to be cool’ Nike Life & CultureWhat went down at Nike’s mysterious Desire PathEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy