Confusing Hostel Wall Art

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About

Confusing Hostel Wall Art refers to discussions and theories about a confusing large photo print posted by X user @jjjjjjjjojohohn. The image appears to depict someone's skin being pinched, however, the body parts or actions shown in the image are obfuscated and up for interpretation, with many perceiving it as something potentially NSFW. In May 2024, internet users shared and discussed the image, theorizing about what it could possibly be depicting.

Origin

On May 18th, 2024, X^[1] user @jjjjjjjjojohohn posted an image captioned, "Why does our hostel have a giant image of what appears to be heterosexual penetration on the wall." The image showed a large framed print depicting what appears to be pink, hairy skin being pinched or vacuumed by more yellow-toned skin. The post gathered over 22 million views and 79,000 likes in two days (seen below).

Big Apple Bigger Interocular Distance @jjjjjjjjojohohn Why does our hostel have a giant image of what appears to be heterosexual penetration on the wall • 5:22 AM May 18, 2024 22.5M Views

The image was reportedly taken at St. Christopher's Inn, a hostel in Amsterdam.

Spread

Various internet users discussed their theories about what body part the photo print could be depicting in the days following @jjjjjjjjojohohn's post. On May 18th, 2024, X^[2] user @HTTP_Lovecraft theorized that the image shows a thumb in some dough, an idea that was shot down by X^[3] user @calebgamman. The posts gathered over 50,000 likes each.

ATTP Lovecraft @HTTP_Lovecraft It's a thumb in dough, btw. Big Apple Bigger Interocular Distance @jjjjjjjjojohohn • May 18 Why does our hostel have a giant image of what appears to be heterosexual penetration on the wall 7:11 PM • May 18, 2024 7.7M Views ...

: caleb gamman @calebgamman "its a thumb in dough" have you seen a human hand before Big Apple Bigger Interocular Distance @jjjjjjjjojohohn May 18 Why does our hostel have a giant image of what appears to be heterosexual penetration on the wall 11:31 PM May 18, 2024 4.4M Views

Redditor^[5] /u/Murdocke- posted the image to the /r/confusingperspective subreddit on May 19th, claiming that the image depicts a thumb in dough as well. The post gathered over 4,000 upvotes in a day.

4131 Why does our hostel have a giant image of what appears to be heterosexual penetration on the It's just a hand kneading dough but Jesus X-Post/Found on Internet (i.redd.it) submitted 17 hours ago by Murdocke-> 320 comments share save hide report crosspost hide all child comments Big Apple Bigger Interocular... @jjjjjjjjojohohn Follow 600 Why does our hostel have a giant image of what appears to be heterosexual penetration on the wall 114

On May 19th, 2024, X^[4] user @emojibakemono posted a screenshot of an email response from St Christopher's Inn, the location where the original wall print was photographed. The hostel claims that much of their art is sourced from local Dutch students and that they are unsure about the image's origins (seen below).