focuses on boys between the ages of fourteen and eighteen, as they transition from childhood to adulthood. The project stems from a fascination with this long-overlooked group and with a stage of life in which identity, friendship, group dynamics, freedom and responsibility are constantly in motion.

By following boys over an extended period of time, the project looks at their relationships with one another and how these shift between the individual and the group. They are searching for who they are, who they want to be, or who they think they should be, within a world in which the need to belong, social codes and online culture play an important role. They challenge and stand up for one another, are physically close and emotionally distant, tough as a group and gentle as individuals. Play, boredom, bravado and vulnerability exist alongside first crushes, alcohol, work and the taste of newfound freedoms.

Against the backdrop of this development, the world in which they are growing up is also changing. Climate change will help shape the future they are heading towards. In BOYS, these two developments come together: boys moving towards adulthood and searching for their place in a world that is simultaneously changing.