In the latest edition to her column, Figure Study, Camille Sojit Pejcha (antisocialmedia) is joined by Tali Lennox (talilennox) for a conversation about sexuality and the sublime. This conversation is co-published by Pleasure-Seeking (pleasureseekinghq) and Elephant magazine. “I was in a river accident where I almost drowned. After that near-death experience, my paintings completely transformed. Before that happened, I was always painting portraits, which, you know, it’s fun — there’s a lot you can get from somebody’s face, but it is literally surface. Now I’m in this different role; I started painting imagination, painting symbols. And so that experience quite literally allowed me to take from a space that was deeper into the psyche, from that experience of breaking open. Like most people, I’ve had experiences through tragedy or ecstasy that have shaped my time on this planet. I’m always trying to return to those states. As humans, we’re always chasing euphoria, always seeking a re...