Nicole Bazuin on the Modern Whore

About this episode

Nicole Bazuin discusses her collaboration with Andrea Werhun on the book 'Modern Whore' and their creative journey together.

Nicole Bazuin first encountered Andrea Werhun on the set of a music video she was directing, in search of Go Go Dancers who'd be willing to participate. At first meet, the two developed what Bazuin calls "a creative crush," compelled to work together on several projects since. What resulted from this affinity for each other's art was a self-published​​ book titled "Modern Whore" based on Werhun's experiences as a sex worker in Toronto. But their collaboration didn't end there. With more stor...

People in this episode

Guest: Nicole Bazuin

Topics covered

• sex work
• collaboration
• art
• Toronto
• self-publishing

Keywords

• Nicole Bazuin
• Andrea Werhun
• Modern Whore
• sex worker
• Toronto

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Modern Whore

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