This thesis looks at the struggle towards understanding for myself what it means to be man, has been the crux of my work for the last few years. Looking at both the interior and exterior factors that influence and effect identity formation has been key to my own understanding. Examining the internal restraint and external constraint that influenced those facets during my formative years, have been helpful in understanding how I interpret my own gender and sexuality today. Using a myriad of research strategies and an ever-expanding grasp of mediums and materials, I have begun to map and explore the terrain of masculinity as I see it and experience it. While at times personal and private, my works strives to ride the line of how much detail to report and express, as I chart the terrain in-line with my own ever evolving discovery and understanding.
