What I think this project is all about
The ‘self’ plays many roles. We are conditioned to act according to set social guidances/rule or different roles. We are acting a character to the world. We are signifying our identities – true or otherwise through our behaviour. In the case of gender, we act feminine or masculine. We are taught to identify with one or the another, taking upon distinguishing characteristics of either that we are taught from childhood.
So what happens when one transcends these boundries? What if we are a mix of masculine/feminine? What if we are neither?
What if we lose these characteristics? Is that are ‘true’ selves? Do we need to lose ourselves to find ourselves?Do we need to set aside what we know, take a different path from the one we know?
One question that is prevailant on my mind is this…
“If we consistently ‘act’ towards others, who are we when we are alone? Is that are true self? or do we self-delude ourselves along with our fellow peers?”
I’m really interested in this topic in terms of sex and gender rather than in terms of class, race etc.
I’m specifically interested in opposites -
male Vs female
active Vs passive
masculine Vs feminine
father Vs mother
also
nature Vs culture
body Vs soul/mind
individual Vs society
madonna Vs whore
