Bovenkamer conflict

This project is now archived and was part of DDW22

This project is part of
The next upper class

To peg or to be pegged.

Model: Puck Waterschoot. Fotografie: Stijn Bonten

Bovenkamer conflict fights stigma and stereotyping. It celebrates the harmony that is present between touch, intimacy and vulnerability. This series gives acknowledgement and context to the divisions and questions I experienced in today's society, while growing up as a person with a queer identity.

Masc4Masc

The overarching theme within this project is to make peace with my misunderstanding and fear of masculinity. What is masculinity and why do I sometimes feel threatened by the concept alone? Can I define my own masculinity and keep rewriting and rediscovering this role as often as I want? The constantly imposed separation between simply fulfilling the 'masculine' or 'feminine' role within a gay relationship feels limiting and too definitive to me. It is difficult to break free from a label once it appears to have been assigned. I often feel trapped and cramped within one role. As if there is no room for the ever-changing flexibility of growth, development & vulnerability. Within this project I put this intolerance to the test. The stereotyping, subdivision and strict categorization within the gay community can be like a restriction on freedom of exploration, development and expression. I often feel the presence of this. So my question is; where does sexual preference end and toxic masculinity begin?

Disco tits.

Model: Puck Waterschoot. Fotografie: Stijn Bonten

By

Stijn Bonten

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The Social Expo
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Model Puck Waterschoot