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The terms ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ have traditionally been used to define what it means to be a man and woman. In 21st century modern culture, these rigid concepts are being uprooted and redefined. Attributes typically associated with man are no longer constricted to the particular gender of man.

For the past year I have been reconstructing my body in order to depict qualities and strengths typically associated with a man by then transposing them on to myself. I trained for close to one year in order to be able to successfully hold a man in the air.

Just as men, women can craft themselves into figures of strength and power, and reverse the outdated gender roles of the past.

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