Man-Made (on being both Icarus and Daedalus)

This series reflects on masculinity, responsibility, and loss through a visual dialogue with the myth of Icarus and Daedalus. Combining staged self-portraiture with digitally constructed bodies, the images explore the dual position of the individual as both architect of their own fate and subject to forces beyond their control.

Drawing on personal experience of family breakdown and separation from children, the work examines the emotional complexities surrounding fatherhood and male identity. Mythological symbolism becomes a framework through which vulnerability, pride, failure, and care can be explored.

The fragmented visual environments evoke a sense of the absurd: the tension between human aspiration and the indifferent structures that shape our lives.