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︎ Sophomore Design Studio II
︎ 3D Object
︎ Parody
Tasked with transforming a government document to form a critical narrative, I transformed a document from Japan’s 2015 Cool Japan initiative to highlight the absurdity of an official attempt to commercialize national/cultural identity.
The form of the piece appropriates the body pillow, an iconic piece of merchandise from the anime industry associated with “weeaboos” (extreme Japanophiles). The tension between the kitsch aesthetic of the piece and the document it presents creates a humorous dialogue.
︎ 3D Object
︎ Parody
Tasked with transforming a government document to form a critical narrative, I transformed a document from Japan’s 2015 Cool Japan initiative to highlight the absurdity of an official attempt to commercialize national/cultural identity.
The form of the piece appropriates the body pillow, an iconic piece of merchandise from the anime industry associated with “weeaboos” (extreme Japanophiles). The tension between the kitsch aesthetic of the piece and the document it presents creates a humorous dialogue.