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Masculinity is a delicate subject. From alpha male stereotypes to macho tropes, the expectations of\u201cmanhood\u2019\u2019 have bred a state of toxic masculinity that\u2019s exactly that: toxic. In Europe, the single biggest killer of men under 45 is suicide. In 2016, there were 5668 reported cases in the UK alone, and of these an overwhelming 75% were men. Silence is drummed into boys from childhood, and our patriarchal society dictates that men should suppress their feelings, not be \u201ctoo emotional\u201d, too weak \u2014 too feminine. But attitudes\u00a0are\u00a0<\/i>changing, albeit slowly. As mental health issues are increasingly entering mainstream conversation \u2014 be it\u00a0Kanye West vocalising his struggles with bipolar<\/a>\u00a0or British photographer Rosie Matheson\u2019s intimate portraits of modern masculinity \u2014 it seems the world is beginning to accept that boys really\u00a0do\u00a0<\/i>cry.<\/p>\n

Simply titled\u00a0Boys<\/em>, Matheson\u2019s ongoing photo series began in 2015, and was born out of a desire to subvert the prolific and highly editorial portrayal of young men in favour of a more honest reflection of their true selves.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m interested in targeting the pressures that guys have in society,\u201d Matheson told\u00a0Dazed<\/em>\u00a0in a recent interview. \u201cThe feeling that they have to portray themselves as masculine. I\u2019ve found sometimes when I\u2019m photographing boys there seems to be some kind of facade, like they\u2019re bottling something up inside of them and trying not to show their emotions. As if it were a bad thing to express their feelings. The project focuses on showing each individual through natural, uncontrived and honest.\u201d<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":false,"settings":{"fit_width":"4","caption":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

Lensing a variety of young men in the context of the different countries and subcultures that shape their identities, Matheson shines an all-important light on ordinary people.\u00a0The resulting images are both refreshingly candid and undeniably beautiful, a quality heightened by the photographer\u2019s strictly analogue approach. They\u2019ve earned support from Getty Images, the British Journal of Photography, Tate Modern and the International Centre of Photography in New York to name but a few, and thanks to a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign,\u00a0Boys<\/em>\u00a0is now a film too.<\/p>\n

Directed in partnership with filmmaker Kaj Jefferies, the short documentary builds on the\u00a0Boys<\/em>\u00a0stills by giving each protagonist a voice \u2014 and space to have it heard. Shot exclusively on Kodak Super8, the film is not only a loud and proud echo of Matheson\u2019s most-used insta hashtag, #filmsnotdead, but also an important reminder that masculinity is never one-size-fits-all.<\/p>\n

The \u201cBoys\u201d documentary is being screened at various locations worldwide and the project will soon be available as a photo book. Follow Rosie Matheson\u2019s\u00a0on instagram<\/a>\u00a0for more details.\u00a0<\/em>Let\u2019s hear it for the boys!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"gallery","gallery":false,"settings":{"height":"100","images_to_show":"1","caption":""}}]},"yoast_head":"\nHere\u2019s what modern masculinity looks like through the female gaze Here\u2019s what modern masculinity looks like through the female gaze<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/rosie-matheson-boys\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Here\u2019s what modern masculinity looks like through the female gaze Here\u2019s what modern masculinity looks like through the female gaze\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/rosie-matheson-boys\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sleek Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sleekmag\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-08-01T14:46:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-08-07T15:27:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@sleekmag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@sleekmag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Verfasst von\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"sleek\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sleek Magazine\",\"description\":\"Sleek is Germany\u2019s leading independent media house\/brand for creativity and innovation located in Berlin the creative capital of the world. 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