Loneliness is a common phenomenon in the city now, but everyone uses different methods to face it.
Danish photographer Benita Marcussen's "Men & Dolls" is a story of men and simulated dolls, through which the men find answers to loneliness.
Photographers approach them through online forums, and many of their kind around the world talk about whether receiving second-hand dolls will be infected with STDs, or how to talk to them like touching girls. These men were initially resistant to her, fearing that the subculture would be misunderstood and misread and rendered as weird in the media.
Pictured: This "Shadowman" and his doll Carly, this style is called "teddy-babe", softer and lighter than the average silicone doll, suitable for hugging and sleeping.
After much effort, the photographer was eventually invited to a party in Wales. There, she found all kinds of enthusiasts, some had never been dragged, some were married, some were divorced, some had small children in the family, and the only thing in common was that they all knew that the dolls were just dolls, not real people, but these dolls soothed their loneliness and loneliness.
Pictured: Robert and her doll Queen Cathy, a doll that receives queen-level treatment in her community.
Usually dolls have faces that provide different expressions for expressing emotions.
Pictured: Star doll Bianca, who appeared in the movie "Lars and the Real Girl" (Sex Doll Love). After the first meeting, the photographer waited another year before they had the opportunity to capture their intimate physical contact with the dolls.
It is alleged that many men's families are not easy to accept, and one of the mothers has made it clear that she would rather her son associate with a real woman. Yes, these dolls cannot replace real women, but they can get from these dolls a continuous, unconditional, conflict-free emotional dependence, and even sexual pleasure.
Pictured: Courtney, a doll belonging to "Deerman", was copied many years after his wife died of cancer, and cracks can be seen on the surface of the doll.
Everard is taking his doll Anouska to the UK for an annual party where fans from all over the world gather to showcase his dolls.
The photographer believes that "everyone has something they don't want to share", and this photography project is not only to show the existence of this subculture, but also to combat people's prejudice and discrimination, "If the dolls help them, who has the right to criticize?".
Pictured: The annual gathering of men and the doll community will meet to take pictures.
The man on the far right, Carl, is 55 years old and lives with his parents, Geoffrey and Doreen.
"Baron von doll" and the doll Tania.
The Dutch-based Nescio50 and the doll Lily, who also has three other dolls, have never had a (living) female companion, and these dolls soothe his loneliness.
Nescio50 is on the couch with his other doll partner, Sasha, while Lily sits in front of the computer.
In "Abyss Creations" in California, usa, the doll is preparing to be delivered to guests, and each silicone doll takes an average of 80 hours to make.
Photographed at Abyss Creations, which is said to be the world's first factory to make silicone dolls.
The dolls are worth as little as £1,000 and high-end bespokes for £33,000. Phil, who quit smoking for a year to buy the doll Jessica, said he knew Jessica was just a toy and that his family and friends knew of her existence, but he didn't care what people thought.
In Pennsylvania, Chris is pushing his dolls Lala Salama and Sharon.
Chris with Lala Salama (left) and Sharon.
Sharon was photographed as a model.
Deerman's wife died of cancer, and he dated and interacted with a number of women, but found that none of the women he liked liked him, so a few years later, he customized a doll partner, Erica, in the image of his ex-wife, and Deerman's daughter also knew of Erica's existence.
Everard sat in the garden with his doll Anouska. Everard is a doll obsessed with 12 dolls from the United States, Russia and Asia.
This set of sex dolls and photos of their owners truly reflect the inner world of these doll lovers. Benita Marcussen spent a year building trust with the doll owners, who spent a lot of money and effort on them. For some, their dolls are their only companions, and they either have their own special habits or suffer the grief of widowhood and divorce; others naturally let these dolls fit into their social circles, not caring about what other people think.
Pictured: Everard carefully carries his doll partner, Fana, down the stairs.
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