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- With rings on their fingers and bells on their toesScattered troughout the exhibition are rings from the collection of Megan Rose. These oversized pieces sparkle as the light hits them. There is a profusion of… Continue Reading →
- Shojo BibliothecaAt the center of our work is the figure of the reading girl. For the UTAS version of our exhibition, we were able to take advantage… Continue Reading →
- Tea dressed as Barbara from Genshin, by Kitkat Photography: Photoshoot in Fryer LibraryTea (Instagram @te.a.cos) dressed as Barabara from Genshin, by Kitkat Photography (Instagram @ kitkat_photog) As part of the closing events of the physical exhibition in 2021, we… Continue Reading →
- Book of early translations of Japanse fairy tales, by Kitkat PhotographyAs part of the closing events of the physical exhibition in 2021, we invited cosplayers and lovers of Japanese fashion cultures, as well as photographers, to… Continue Reading →
- Tea dressed as Barbara from Genshin, by Kitkat Photography: Photoshoot in Fryer LibraryTea (Instagram @te.a.cos) dressed as Barabara from Genshin, by Kitkat Photography (Instagram @ kitkat_photog) As part of the closing events of the physical exhibition in 2021,… Continue Reading →
- BlytheBlythe doll ‘Gillian’s Dream’ 2018Collection of Megan Rose In my dreams, I find myself in Ginza. The swan boats, the beautiful restaurants, the glittering lights as… Continue Reading →
- looking at the gothic shojoexcerpt from “Girls in Lace Dresses: the Intersections of Gothic in Japanese Youth Fiction and Fashion” by Emerald L King, Lucy Fraser in New Directions in… Continue Reading →
- Like a teatray in the skyThe walls of the University of Queensland version of Maidens Sans Frontiers were papered with a collection of postcards, fliers, and photocopies that I have collected… Continue Reading →
- What is shojo? 箪笥 장화, 홍련 In one of our exit survey responses (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2TWK6S9 we will pass your feedback on to our sponsors – The Japan Foundation Sydney, The University of Queensland… Continue Reading →
- Karrie wearing Mary Magdalene, by Kitkat Photography: Photoshoot in Fryer LibraryKarrie (Instagram @ tangled.larper) in Lolita fashion brand Mary Magdalene, by Kitkat Photography (Instagram @ kitkat_photog) As part of the closing events of the physical exhibition… Continue Reading →
- Karrie wearing Mary Magdalene, by Kitkat Photography: Photoshoot in Fryer LibraryKarrie (Instagram @ tangled.larper) in Lolita fashion brand Mary Magdalene, by Kitkat Photography (Instagram @ kitkat_photog) As part of the closing events of the physical exhibition… Continue Reading →
- Karrie wearing Mary Magdalene, by Kitkat Photography: Photoshoot in Fryer LibraryKarrie (Instagram @ tangled.larper) in Lolita fashion brand Mary Magdalene, by Kitkat Photography (Instagram @ kitkat_photog) As part of the closing events of the physical exhibition… Continue Reading →
- Oscar’s DressSome of you may be familiar with Ikeda Riyoko’s Rose of Versailles and it’s cross dressing, swash buckling hero, Oscar François de Jarjayes. Oscar is the… Continue Reading →
- Queenie Chan’s Borderless ShojoQueenie Chan is a Hong Kong-born Australian comic artist. Her trilogy, The Dreaming, published by TOKYOPOP (2005) is held in the Fryer Library at UQ. It… Continue Reading →
- Takehisa Yumeji BookplateBookplate featuring art by Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934), whose paintings influenced shōjo (girls’) art and manga styles. This was found in the UQ Fryer library, part of… Continue Reading →
- Collectible tin featuring Tezuka Osamu’s Princess Knight / 手塚治虫「リボンの騎士」Collectible tin featuring Tezuka Osamu’s Princess Knight / 手塚治虫「リボンの騎士」(Emily Wakeling)
- Kiki from Kiki’s Delivery Service by NadiaKiki from Kiki’s Delivery Service by Nadia. Photography by Tessu. Cosplay images are displayed onscreen at the UQ Central Library exhibition. This image of Nadia was taken at… Continue Reading →