Amy Elkins

  • Looking at Masculinity
    • Looking at Masculinity
    • Wallflower II
    • Danseur
    • Elegant Violence
    • Lucas
    • Wallflower
  • Looking at Incarceration
    • Looking at Incarceration
    • Black is the Day, Black is the Night
    • Black is the Day, Black is the Night Book
    • Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana
    • Holding Pattern
    • Parting Words
    • The Golden State
    • The Sunshine State
  • Looking at Self During a Global Pandemic
    • Looking at Self During a Global Pandemic
    • Anxious Pleasures
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Wallflower 

2005-2008


Wallflower is an exploration into the nuances of gender identity and the male psyche. These works were created out of intrigue regarding masculine identity when stripped of personal context or when facing heightened states of vulnerability. In a reversal of the traditional male gaze, the images confront some of the cultural grounds underlying gender, opting to focus on the beauty, sensitivity and vulnerabilities found in a sex that has long been held to masculine expectations and stereotypes.



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