All That Remains

Matt Hind’s practice is committed to uncovering the myths of patriarchy. In All That Remains, he draws on imagined childhood memories and personal experiences to explore the influence of patriarchal culture on his identity as a parent and image maker, and to reflect on the complexities of masculinity. Hind has a background in fashion photography, and is particularly interested in how men are depicted in visual culture and how traditional masculinities are simultaneously preserved and challenged by the photographic medium. In this body of work, the artist collaborates with his father Geoffrey and his son Sam and includes his grandfather’s handwriting (taken from a letter written to the photographer when he was 11) to investigate how forms of propaganda associated with certain ideals of family life play a part in maintaining the frameworks that continue to shape and privilege maleness in society.