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It is argued that men generally define themselves through work. By carrying out an activity, which alludes to both the masculine model of office activity in the more feminine domestic environment, the work, through a repetitive non-descript activity, questions what a definition of masculinity through work means. By bringing together the two areas together the work focused on neither, whilst also pointing to the area of ambiguity that exists today in the realm of work and gender identity. The work was made by taking a photograph every ten seconds and then blending the images together to form a piece which is neither photograph nor video but alludes to both, further reinforcing the ambiguity and reflecting on the function of both. Video - duration 1 hour (excerpt) |