If you happen to find yourself in Sydney this week, you have the unique opportunity to have sex with the earth. You just need to stop by the " ecosexual bathhouse ," which is currently part of the Syndey LiveWorks Festival of experimental art. The bathhouse is an interactive installation created by artists Loren Kronemyer and Ian Sinclair of Pony Express , who described the work to me as a "no-holds-barred extravaganza meant to dissolve the barriers between species as we descend into oblivion" as the result of our global environmental crisis. But they also see their piece as a part of a much larger ecosexual movement, which they say is gathering momentum around the world.

My First Time is a column and podcast series exploring sexuality, gender, and kink with the wide-eyed curiosity of a virgin. We all know your "first time" is about a lot more than just popping your cherry. From experimenting with kink to just trying something new and wild, everyone experiences thousands of first times in the bedroom—that's how sex stays fun, right? This week, we're talking to conceptual artist and Sacred Sadism co-founder Genevieve Belleveau about her experiences of ecosexuality and ecofetishism. I grew up in the woods of northern Minnesota. We were a minute drive from everywhere, so there were a lot of summers as a kid where I had nothing to do but be in the woods. My parents have acres of swamp land, so I spend lots of time exploring, playing pretend, and just trying not to go insane with boredom as a child.

In some cases, this presents as a sincere respect for trees or a desire to protect and care for them. Trees may become symbolic of sexual stimulation, or an image of a tree may be seen as phallic and arousing. Others may be turned on or enjoy having sex in the woods, near trees, but have no desire to engage with trees on a physical level.

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