Every night, John and Akira watch TV, talk, eat dinner, and have sex. Just like any other couple – except for the fact that Akira is made of silicone. The “couple” have lived together for eight years, and they don’t seem to be planning to end their relations.
In February 2018, Steven Crowford, 25, from Scotland, decided to open a brothel, or silicone flat chested sex doll, with only one sex worker. He wanted to charge his clients £60 per hour, but the brothel closed a few days after opening, and the owner removed all contact information from the website.
Another man from the UK, Brian Leach, was sentenced to nine months in prison for ordering sex dolls from China that reminded customs officials of children’s real dolls with children’s genitals. Leach was accused of intending to commit an indecent act with the childlike love doll. To be fair, during a search of the house, police also found him in possession of child pornography.
Dutchwifes cost between $10,000 and $10,000. The more human it looks, the more expensive the material it is made of and the more money you will have to pay for it. High-quality dutch wives are made of platinum-based polymeric medical silicone. The cheaper ones are made of silicone that wears out faster than platinum-based silicone. This means you will see smudges, stains, and other defects. At the same time, a $2000 doll will look like a $10,000 sex doll.
The higher the price of the doll, the stronger the joints and the more poses it can take. Seventy percent of Dutch wives are produced in China. They are handmade and manufacturers claim that their vagina is sometimes “better” than a real woman’s vagina.
The manufacturer claims that their vagina is sometimes “better” than a real woman’s vagina.
A few years ago, photographer Sandra Huynh saw a terrible documentary about, in her opinion, Dutch wives. She started digging deeper and on an online forum, she met John, a man whose Dutchwife almost became his wife. John gave her a name – Akira. they rarely leave the house, but every night they watch TV, talk They rarely leave the house, but every night they watch TV, talk, have dinner, and have sex.
Sandra decided to find out what it was like to live with a silicone woman.
-First, I found a store in Germany that sold silicone dolls. Then I met John and his silicone doll Akira on an internet forum and visited their house. I was afraid that John would say he didn’t want his picture taken, and I was even afraid that Akira would tell John that she didn’t want her picture taken either.
At first, they had a lot of sex, as is normal in any relationship when you are newly in love.
John decided to buy Akira because she was suffering from a breakdown and was feeling very lonely. The 6,000 euro sex doll is his source of comfort, his therapist, and his constant companion.
At first, they had a lot of sex, as is normal in any relationship when you are newly in love. Now, this is no longer so important to them. The love doll has become a true partner, not just his adult toy.
John had been in a relationship before. He hates women and is not one to have dolls for this reason. He has a real doll. Due to a breakdown, he was lonely and unable to have a “normal” relationship. John said he loved Akira. He told me maybe later that he was ready for a relationship with a real woman, but not now.
John had been in a relationship before. He is not a man who hates women.
I was not allowed to show his face; John had a bad experience with the media. I was careful at first. After he realized that I wasn’t accusing him of being a freak, he was forthright and honest. His hope was that the subject would get more publicity and that it should become a little more normal.
John told me that he did not want another woman at this time. He is happy now. They have a set daily schedule. Every night at 6 p.m., they sit on the couch and watch TV. Akira sits on the couch in the living room and John sits next to him in the office room while the laundry is drying or when John is working on the computer. Every Sunday they take a bath, after which he softens her silicone skin by powdering it.
Through the daily life of John and Akira, I wanted to show that there are people who are happy even though they live in a way that seems strange to most of us. Most of his friends and family do not know about him and Akira. Some of his friends live with sex dolls.
Some of his friends who live with dolls know about John and Akira’s relationship.
John walked around the apartment, always laughing and responding to her. I couldn’t understand it. I was not sure, because only John could communicate with her soul, not me. I was afraid to show them in my photos. The biggest challenge was to get John and Akira’s photos on the same level. I wasn’t allowed to show John’s face, so I had to be careful that Akira didn’t look too superficial in the series; I didn’t want him to look like a real 100cm sex doll, but to recognize what a man sees and loves in her.
I was amazed at how easily I was able to enter his world. And he was amazed at how quickly I accepted Akira as his partner. One afternoon, when John put Akira down for a much-needed nap, I tiptoed through the living room and whispered to John, afraid to wake her. But on the other hand, it was also a little frustrating not being able to talk to Akira directly or listen to him.
And I was surprised at how quickly I had accepted Akira as his partner; I hadn’t been able to get him to pose for a picture with me.
I didn’t want them to pause, so I waited to see what would happen between nap schedules and TV time. One day, Akira’s skin was ripped open and the love doll was left in bed for a full 24 hours while the restorative glue took hold; John only bathed Akira on Sundays, so he had to wait until the weekend to take pictures in the bathroom.
I have never felt pity, sadness, or judgment in John’s life. Sometimes I find myself defending John. People just don’t get it. Even I don’t understand, but I accept it.
