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THE EXHIBITION IS A CONTAINER FOR EACH ARIST’S CONFESSIONS A MATERIALISATION OF MEN’S MENTAL, HENCE THE TITLE. THE EXHIBITION INTENDS TO ADDRESS THE SILENT CRISIS IN MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH. SPECIFICALLY, THE TENSION IN SOCIETY AROUND THE NEED TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE OF LGBTQA+ AND WOMEN’S OVERALL POSITION AND WELL-BEING IN CONTRAST TO THE TRADITIONAL HIERARCHIAL PLACEMENT OF MEN.
THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIO TABLEAU & THE THERAPEUTIC CLINIC POST SERVICE BOTH AIM TO HIGHLIGHT THE SUBJECT OF MALE MENTAL HEALTH IN RELATION TO THE SOCIETAL PRESENCE OF TOXIC MASCULINITY, AN INHERENTLY FEMALE ZEITGEIST, AND THE NEED FOR A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE NATURE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. TABLEAU AND POST SERVICE WELCOME DISCUSSION AND EXPLORATION OF RELATED IDEAS THAT ARE INCREASINGLY RELEVANT IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY.