Anthony Gebrehiwot, Ebb and Flows, 2019 Photograph. Courtesy of Anthony Gebrehiwot.

Ebb and Flows, 2019, is part of From Boys to Men: The Road to Healing, 2020, a series that challenges stereotypes of Black masculinity by showing men in intimate and sometimes vulnerable poses. Here, a young man floats on his back in a pool of water. With his ears submerged and eyes closed, he places his trust in the water’s ability to refresh the body and relax the mind. This meditative image speaks to Gebrehiwot’s interest in exploring the importance of vulnerability for healing from trauma and creating new ways of both living and perceiving contemporary Black masculinity.

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