Both live and inflatable: how was the largest sex festival in Germany

More than 20 thousand people have become visitors to the annual international erotic exhibition Venus in Berlin. This year she celebrated her 20th birthday. The event, which has been held since 1997, presented trends and innovations in the field of eroticism — more than 400 stands, shops and mini-performances in total.

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Photographer Martina Cirese visited the exhibition this year and captured a lot of what was happening there in her photographs.

Manufacturers and sellers presented their latest novelties, including various models of silicone sex dolls and other sex things.

The public was invited to take part in the events held at the exhibition: from performances to demonstrations of sex in virtual reality.

Porn stars signed autographs and took pictures with fans.

Interested onlookers also had the opportunity to participate in striptease shows and erotic performances taking place literally at every corner of the exhibition.

Prostitution in Germany has been legal since 2002, and the sex industry occupies quite a prominent place in the lives of many Germans.