The third artificial maiden exhibition was held in Tokyo, Ginza's Vanilla Gallery on October 8th 2012. This event coincides with Orient Industry's 35th year anniversary and the release of the movie "Love Doll - I want to Hold You" directed by Shinya Yamada.The theme of the exhibition is "The Girl's Eroticism", displaying the latest examples of the evolution of love dolls. As described in the flyer for the exhibition: "...enjoy the dainty appearance of these lovely dolls who have been filling the void in our lonely hearts for all these years".
From the show's description of the company behind the event: Orient Industry has been focused on the same vision for the last 35 years, to create a love doll that is able to carry a relationship with humans. Their goal is to take these sexual objects and remove any "creepiness" people have with dolls, and instead add the warmth of humans into them while keeping their sexual charm. To create a girl that you can snuggle up to, a doll that will embrace you with their heart, that is the ultimate goal of a doll maker to achieve such a creation.I can't help but try to defend this exhibition, I can imagine a lot of people being offended by such an event while others make fun of the exhibits in the show. Japan has always been a much more open society when it comes to sex, and they manage to look at certain acts and products with a surprising pragmatic view. They know some people need such a product, they recognized a business opportunity and they used amazing technology and skill to create what can be called a work of art. This exhibit is a celebration of this company's vision and achievements, but I admit that the items shown also have a unapologetic misogynistic vibe to it that cannot be ignored.
