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17-25 October 2026

Koospraten

dutch (v.) to talk about sex

Hosted by Rachel Mulqueen

This project is now archived and was part of DDW22

Event type

Exhibition

Koospraten is an automat that collects anonymous stories about sexual experiences and replays them in order in order to start conversations about sex in everyday places. Koospraten is about giving a platform to real, diverse stories, breaking down shame and bettering our sexual wellbeing.

What, why and how?

Our culture and media is hyper-sexualised in an unrealistic way, whereas talking about sex is often stigmatised and the topic is poorly covered in school. As a result, there are many expectations, pressures, and misconceptions, making it difficult to create a space to explore and talk about sex without judgement. Koospraten is an automat that collects anonymous stories about sexual experiences and replays them in order to share valuable lessons, start healthy conversations around sex, and better our sexual wellbeing.​​​​​​​ Koospraten will travel to different colleges, bars and festivals and the stories will be shared on an online platform in order to start conversations about sex in everyday places. As a socially engaged, research driven designer, I aim to not only create solutions but also to produce discussions, reflections and behavioural change. Koospraten is about giving a platform to real, diverse stories, breaking down shame and starting important conversations in everyday places.​​​​​​​
Selecting story
Selecting story
Friends discussing the takeaway printed stories
Friends discussing the takeaway printed stories
Printed stories guide users to the koospraten site
Printed stories guide users to the koospraten site
Exploring koospraten.com
Exploring koospraten.com

Hosted by

Rachel Mulqueen
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About Rachel Mulqueen

A socially engaged, empathy and research driven designer - curious to explore, question and enhance what it means to be human in our changing and uncertain world. Interested at what happens at the intersection of social, ecological and political matters and interested in participatory speculative design, I am passionate about working alongside people to challenge the status quo in order to drive change and enable us as a collective society to imagine and build the futures we desire.