Theme: Intimacy in Female Friendships

Theme: Intimacy in Female Friendships

Intimacy in the age of modernity is hampered by gender role expectations and prevailing stereotypes. How does a close non-romantic relationship between men differ from the genuine intimacy shared by female friends? Conceptuality of intimacy is shaped by a diversification of visual images populating mass media. This body of works are a response to bromance movies. I am the main character rendered alongside various women friends. We are engaged in the human activity of intimacy. The familiarity is replayed in simplistic actions, yet the nature of intimacy is complex.