SHORTS COLLECTION: Home Security. This project began as an exploration of masculinity in the comforts of home. Growing up in a hyper masculine family I understood masculinity as a protection mechanism for men. Most times this masculinity was shed while in the comforts of home while other times this masculinity was the culprit of a divide between relationships because of lack of openness.
My understanding has since grown into the idea that masculinity is not ‘natural’ and instead socialization has lead masculinity into being a form of self-identity. This gender identity is socially and culturally constructed, historical and political. “Identity is the effect of performance and not vice versa” (V.Bell1999)
My understanding has since grown into the idea that masculinity is not ‘natural’ and instead socialization has lead masculinity into being a form of self-identity. This gender identity is socially and culturally constructed, historical and political. “Identity is the effect of performance and not vice versa” (V.Bell1999)