Weeks 1-6
Below is the research and notes on the workshops done in SLP and with artists within and out of Queen Mary.
Early research into masculinity.
One of the main problems and causes i first looked into this idea is some of the shocking statistics that we can see from below.
Samaritans on male suicide in 2014
"In 2014, 6,122 suicides were registered in the UK. This corresponds to a suicide rate of 10.8 per 100,000 people (16.8 per 100,000 for men and 5.2 per 100,000 for women)"
link: http://www.samaritans.org/about-us/our-research/facts-and-figures-about-suicide
Though sort shocking images like these we begin to see the real extent of the problem, and why men ?
I think as men we may have truly deep problems with break down what makes us do and acted the way we do, in tackling this i will try to pick out areas that i think we have major problems with and hopping to show this issues in a new light instead of just acting out a drama on screen i will use of a strong aesthetic.
jij