Ken and I
In this staged black-and-white series, I confront the myth of the ideal male body through irony, desire, and vulnerability. Ken—the flawless mannequin—represents a cultural construct: smooth, muscular, unattainable. I stand beside him imperfect, aging, exposed, human.
The interaction between us shifts from admiration to satire, from longing to quiet rebellion. Ice cream becomes both seduction and absurdity—a symbol of appetite, shame, pleasure, and consumption. Who is looking at whom? Who defines value? Who is desirable?
By placing my own body in direct dialogue with an artificial ideal, I question the narratives of masculinity, beauty, and self-worth imposed by media and commerce. The mannequin is hard, polished, eternal. I am soft, temporary, real.
This work is not about comparison—it is about liberation. It dismantles the illusion of perfection and reclaims the imperfect body as powerful, sensual, and worthy.
Ken does not feel.
I do.
