Synopsis: 

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Drawing on Stuart Hall’s identity theory, this work reflects the struggle with manhood identity, materialised in coffin-like black boxes made with the body, photography, and sculpture. Rooted in real life experience, the project explores masculinity through the society-expected image. Yet this strategy of adopting an expected masculinity both secures the self from being targeted and simultaneously traps it within stereotypes, exposing the failure of representation.

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Materials and dimensions:

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(size can be changed)

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Box: 30cm x 30cm x 10cm (depth) x 8 boxes

Weight: roughly 100g for each box

Materials: Waxed leather thread 0.1cm thick (red), Grey board 0.2cm thick, Metallic print, for the box cloth-black velvet inside and black leather outside, High-firm foam sheet 0.5cm thick, Acrylic, Superglue, Needle.