Sunday, August 22, 2021

Your Sunday Treat: "First Kiss"

This is a screenshot from the video.

”First Kiss” is an 84-minute kissing video between the artists Idan Bitton and Alfredo Ferran Calle

Venue: Tel Aviv | Year: 2013

Even though the camera is still, the kiss is in motion, provoking the viewer to stay and watch.

Idan and Alfredo do not interact with the viewer, but offer a peek into their intimate moments of commitment.

"This long-lasting, present and unapologetic kiss defines our current gay rights momentum: We are here, we love each other, and this is what it looks like."

By Idan Bitton (idanbitton.com)
Performed by Idan Bitton & Alfredo Ferran Calle
Video: Runn Shayo
More of Idan's work here Idan Bitton and Idan Bitton on Facebook.
Views on YouTube: 2,647,921


These two handsome gentlemen deserve to be assessed summa cum laude for this performance! It doesn’t get much better than this. This is a veritable ‘kissathon’. It’s impossible even to tire of watching it! It is truly fascinating.

As the video is age-restricted, it cannot be embedded here; so, unfortunately, you’ll will have to click over to YouTube to watch it. You can watch it here. Enjoy the experience! Before you click over, I highly recommend you to grab yourself a drink! This is a long performance; so you’re bound to get thirsty watching it.

If, perchance, the Taliban are watching—I have had visits from Afghanistan—I had one from Jalalabad only a few days ago. Whoever it was, must have gone away in shock! My message to the Taliban if any of them watched this splendid video (I have posted it before) is this: Eat your hearts out! – Mark