Five Minutes After Birth is a body of work which responds to the social conditioning men experience in modern Western societies. Referencing anti-social behaviour, sexuality and traditional gender roles, this work presents both a critical and reflective response to men’s pursuit of power and control, and their inclination to engage in competitive and often harmful behaviours.
The process of becoming a man and adhering to social hegemony could be described as a practice of trial and error; a perpetual cycle of aspirational endeavours and inevitable failures. Presenting masculinity as a performance and a culturally reproduced identity, this work highlights the fragility of this cycle and the difficulty men have in describing and accounting for this shared identity.
This work is not intended as a celebration or survey of modern masculinity, rather it is a meditation on dated but prevalent masculine archetypes and the disruption and questioning they are increasingly subject to. Using masculinity as an identity to deconstruct, this work poses broader questions about social hierarchies, shared narratives and increasingly polarised discourses around such subjects.
Five Minutes After Birth is a long-term project expressed through multiple lens-based artworks and text. To see more of the project, including cyanotypes, a video piece and archival work, visit the project site: https://www.maleidentityblueprint.com/
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In 2017 I completed my MA degree and in September 2021 I will begin a practice-based PhD at London College of Communication on the subject of political polarisation and online disinformation. In addition to my art practice and teaching, I run an online platform for contemporary photography called 46 Space which publishes virtual exhibitions, interviews and open calls.\r<\/p><p>My work centres around shared narratives and ideologies. Using photography as a tool to isolate and disrupt symbols of power and culture, my intention is to reveal how the apparently ordinary can be symptoms of larger social constructs. I view my practice as an exercise in problem solving; through developing visual solutions to communicate abstract phenomena my work offers viewers a way in to considering the development and consequences of prevalent but difficult to define concepts. \r<\/p><p>Since 2013 I have had exhibitions in the UK and overseas, and have won and been shortlisted for multiple awards. 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(upcoming)\r<\/p><p>2021 - Embracing Stillness, Humble Arts Foundation, online.\r<\/p><p>2019 - Good Times for Free, Encontros da Imagem Festival, Braga.\r<\/p><p>2019 - Good Times for Free, Fishing Quarter Gallery, Brighton.\r<\/p><p>2019 - Dancing in Peckham, Peckham 24, London.\r<\/p><p>2018 - Nuit de l'Ann\u00e9e, Rencontres d\u2019Arles, Arles.\r<\/p><p>2017 - Changing States, Middlesex MA graduate show, Four Corners Gallery, London.\r<\/p><p>2017 - Carte Blanche Student Award, Paris Photo \/ Picto Foundation, Gare du Nord, Paris.\r<\/p><p>2016 - The Pursuit of Happiness, Encontros da Imagem Festival, Braga.\r<\/p><p>2016 - Seeds, Vortigern Gallery, Margate.\r<\/p><p>2014 - 2015 -RPS International Print Exhibition, (touring exhibition), UK.\r<\/p><p>2014 - Yixian International Photo Festival, Huangshan, China.\r<\/p><p>2014 - Sojourn, Hastings Arts Forum, Hastings.\r<\/p><p>2014 - Octet, St Mary in the Castle, Hastings. \r<\/p><p>2014 - New Work from Malta and Mexico, Rothermere House, Hastings.\r<\/p><p>2014 - Magnum Photos \/ The Photography Show 30 under 30, The NEC, Birmingham.\r<\/p><p>2014 - Nuit de la Photographie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.\r<\/p><p>2013 - SFR Jeunes Talents, Paris Photo, Grand Palais, Paris.\r<\/p><p>2013 - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London.\r<\/p><p>2013 - Telling Stories, Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks, Kent.\r<\/p><p>2013 - Portrait of Contemporary Youth \/ D&AD \/ Dazed and confused, Neu Gallery, London.\r<\/p><p>2013 - D&AD New Blood, Spitalfields Market, London.\r<\/p><p>Awards & Grants\r<\/p><p>2021 - Grand Prix Images Vevey - Shortlisted.\r<\/p><p>2020 - Emergentes International Photography Award - Finalist.\r<\/p><p>2019 - Middlesex University - ACI Research Grant.\r<\/p><p>2018 - Mack First Book Award - Nomination.\r<\/p><p>2017 - Paris Photo \/ Picto Foundation, Carte Blanche Student Award.\r<\/p><p>2016 - Encontros da Imagem Festival, Discovery Award.\r<\/p><p>2014 - Royal Photographic Society 157th Print Exhibition - Under 30s Gold Award.\r<\/p><p>2014 - Fotofilmic'14 - Shortlisted.\r<\/p><p>2014 - Magnum Photos 30 under 30.\r<\/p><p>2013 - SFR Jeunes Talents \/ Paris Photo Award.\r<\/p><p>2013 - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize - Shortlisted.\r<\/p><p>2013 - D&AD Student Yellow Pencil.\r<\/p><p>Education\r<\/p><p>2015 - 2017 - Middlesex University, MA Photography.<\/p>","long_bio_raw":"I am a photographer based in London currently working on research-based, self-led projects as well as teaching on the BA Photography course at Middlesex University. In 2017 I completed my MA degree and in September 2021 I will begin a practice-based PhD at London College of Communication on the subject of political polarisation and online disinformation. In addition to my art practice and teaching, I run an online platform for contemporary photography called 46 Space which publishes virtual exhibitions, interviews and open calls.\r\n\r\nMy work centres around shared narratives and ideologies. Using photography as a tool to isolate and disrupt symbols of power and culture, my intention is to reveal how the apparently ordinary can be symptoms of larger social constructs. I view my practice as an exercise in problem solving; through developing visual solutions to communicate abstract phenomena my work offers viewers a way in to considering the development and consequences of prevalent but difficult to define concepts. \r\n\r\nSince 2013 I have had exhibitions in the UK and overseas, and have won and been shortlisted for multiple awards. I have also had the pleasure of teaching both at universities and through self-led initiatives as well as speaking publicly about my work, most notably at Paris Photo 2017. I believe photography is an excellent tool for provoking in-depth thought and discussion on difficult topics. My long-term project is to continue this open discourse.\r\n\r\nSelected Exhibitions\r\n\r\n2021 - Five Minutes After Birth, Encontros da Imagem Festival, Braga. (upcoming)\r\n2021 - Connections, Photographic Exploration Project, Berlin. (upcoming)\r\n2021 - Embracing Stillness, Humble Arts Foundation, online.\r\n2019 - Good Times for Free, Encontros da Imagem Festival, Braga.\r\n2019 - Good Times for Free, Fishing Quarter Gallery, Brighton.\r\n2019 - Dancing in Peckham, Peckham 24, London.\r\n2018 - Nuit de l'Ann\u00e9e, Rencontres d\u2019Arles, Arles.\r\n2017 - Changing States, Middlesex MA graduate show, Four Corners Gallery, London.\r\n2017 - Carte Blanche Student Award, Paris Photo \/ Picto Foundation, Gare du Nord, Paris.\r\n2016 - The Pursuit of Happiness, Encontros da Imagem Festival, Braga.\r\n2016 - Seeds, Vortigern Gallery, Margate.\r\n2014 - 2015 -RPS International Print Exhibition, (touring exhibition), UK.\r\n2014 - Yixian International Photo Festival, Huangshan, China.\r\n2014 - Sojourn, Hastings Arts Forum, Hastings.\r\n2014 - Octet, St Mary in the Castle, Hastings. \r\n2014 - New Work from Malta and Mexico, Rothermere House, Hastings.\r\n2014 - Magnum Photos \/ The Photography Show 30 under 30, The NEC, Birmingham.\r\n2014 - Nuit de la Photographie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.\r\n2013 - SFR Jeunes Talents, Paris Photo, Grand Palais, Paris.\r\n2013 - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London.\r\n2013 - Telling Stories, Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks, Kent.\r\n2013 - Portrait of Contemporary Youth \/ D&AD \/ Dazed and confused, Neu Gallery, London.\r\n2013 - D&AD New Blood, Spitalfields Market, London.\r\n\r\n\r\nAwards & Grants\r\n\r\n2021 - Grand Prix Images Vevey - Shortlisted.\r\n2020 - Emergentes International Photography Award - Finalist.\r\n2019 - Middlesex University - ACI Research Grant.\r\n2018 - Mack First Book Award - Nomination.\r\n2017 - Paris Photo \/ Picto Foundation, Carte Blanche Student Award.\r\n2016 - Encontros da Imagem Festival, Discovery Award.\r\n2014 - Royal Photographic Society 157th Print Exhibition - Under 30s Gold Award.\r\n2014 - Fotofilmic'14 - Shortlisted.\r\n2014 - Magnum Photos 30 under 30.\r\n2013 - SFR Jeunes Talents \/ Paris Photo Award.\r\n2013 - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize - Shortlisted.\r\n2013 - D&AD Student Yellow Pencil.\r\n\r\nEducation\r\n\r\n2015 - 2017 - Middlesex University, MA Photography.","display_name":null,"website_url":null,"profile_type_id":2,"show_age":0,"twitter_handle":null,"facebook_handle":null,"linkedin_handle":null,"skype_handle":null,"google_plus_handle":null,"pinterest_handle":null,"instagram_handle":"williamlakin","vimeo_handle":null,"youtube_handle":null,"telephone":null,"company_name":null,"address_1":null,"address_2":null,"city":null,"region":null,"country":null,"postcode":null,"vat_id":null,"codice_fiscale":null,"codice_destinatario":null,"pec_destinatario":null,"show_explicit_content":"0","created_at":"2015-12-01T14:35:09.000000Z","updated_at":"2021-04-28T14:45:24.000000Z"}}}
