I knew I wasn’t happy with last week’s previous task and felt that I had to take a step back in what I really wanted to show and then the execution of it.
From the feedback session it was fairly typical that there was a general theme of ‘this is me and my boyfriend in bed…’. This made me think.
Thinking about this, I looked through Elinor Carucci’s work ‘Closer’ (yet again) and took particular interest in these images (Armpit, 1995) and (Masks, 1996)
This made me think about Jamie, for as long as I have known him he has been bald. At 20, with early onset receding hairline he took the plunge in calling it a day. Of course there is the constant banter, even now over a year later. However, he keeps this image and he has to maintain it.
But what about the bigger picture? We are now in a world where both men AND women should be pretty much without hair. Hairy legs, armpits, face and pelvis are a big no no in Western society today and now with the protein shake and Men’s Health Revolution, hair men are no better.
I love the broken thread from the towel going across his thigh. It’s a nice little detail. The idea behind it is good too. I haven’t seen any of your work for ages, I’ve missed it!