A reappropriation of Japanese femininity and the satirical exhibition of it. Research around cultural sanitisation through kawaiiness and its relation to coloniality and Japanese imperialism.
Pictures by Kobe Morez at Zinnema x Asian Persuasion
Pictures from e.t.e.n.s. performance evening at Rez Gauche
kawaii dake ja dame desuyo! - only being cute won't save you!
Credits Concept/Performance/Music: Mashiro Tamura Music: "Sakura Kiss" by Chieko Kawabe, "AI SCREAM!" by AiScReam Special thanks to Minoru Torihada and Chichibu YoMatsuri
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