Moe
Moe is a Japanese word that refers to feelings of strong affection mainly towards characters in anime, manga, video games, and other media directed at the otaku market.
This piece re-enacts the mechanisms of otaku image consumption by repeating the phenomenon of re-appropriation through drawing, painting and sewing to produce a chimera, a hybrid of this image consumption culture.
320 x 350 cm, cotton sewn with fishing line, spray paint.
Moe is a Japanese word that refers to feelings of strong affection mainly towards characters in anime, manga, video games, and other media directed at the otaku market.
This piece re-enacts the mechanisms of otaku image consumption by repeating the phenomenon of re-appropriation through drawing, painting and sewing to produce a chimera, a hybrid of this image consumption culture.
320 x 350 cm, cotton sewn with fishing line, spray paint.
2021