Standing alone in a Swedish laundromat, Alfie Whiteman set a 10-second timer on his camera and pondered what to do next.
For much of his life as a professional soccer player, there was always someone to make decisions for him – what to eat, where to go and what to wear. Now, alone in unfamiliar surroundings, it was left to him to decide as the timer counted down.
With the pressure on, Whiteman opted for the most random thing he could think of. So he took his clothes off and climbed part way into a washing machine, waiting for the camera to click.
But what appeared at the time as an act of total randomness actually spoke to a wider sense of release for a 20-something who had grown…