Kids of Cosplay
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AlbakiReads Editorial Cosplay portraiture set against everyday life
Cosplay portraiture set against everyday life
Photographer Thurstan Redding documents seventy cosplayers over a three-year project, placing elaborate character costumes in ordinary domestic and suburban spaces. The contrast between fantasy personas and kitchens, bus stops, driveways, and other familiar settings frames cosplay as both personal expression and a shared creative practice. Alongside the photographs, cosplayers contribute their own commentary, while pages from Redding’s diary offer a behind-the-scenes record of the project. A foreword, a cultural essay on cosplay, and an interview with Redding broaden the book beyond its images, situating the work within conversations around fashion, performance, identity, and community.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Fans of cosplay, costume design, and character transformation
- Photography readers interested in staged portraits and everyday settings
- Readers exploring fashion, identity, and fan communities
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CosplayCostume and fashionIdentity and self-expressionPhotographyCommunity
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Book Overview A powerful expression of individuality and diversity, cosplay is a global phenomenon that allows anyone to become a hero for a day.After ...
A powerful expression of individuality and diversity, cosplay is a global phenomenon that allows anyone to become a hero for a day.
After attending a cosplay convention in 2017, photographer Thurstan Redding became captivated by cosplay as a subject matter and embarked on a three-year photographic project to portray cosplay in a way it had never been seen before. Brought to life through the presentation of seventy cosplayers in unassuming locations, Kids of Cosplay highlights how creativity can thrive in the most mundane realities: Spider-Man is illuminated by the open fridge in a kitchen, three Alices wait at a bus stop in a desolate Wonderland, a Resistance Pilot plays dead on the gravel driveway of a suburban housing complex. Supplemented by commentary from the cosplayers themselves, together with behind-the-scenespages from Thurstan's personal diary, Kids of Cosplay "celebrates the unique community spirit that exists within this charming--and, the more you look, surprisingly moving--parallel universe of glorious, generous pageantry" (Vogue).
A foreword by fashion powerhouse Katie Grand; an essay by writer and performer Tom Rasmussen, who discusses the social and cultural context of cosplay; and an illuminating interview with Redding by noted fashion writer Sara McAlpine complete Kids of Cosplay. Sometimes, you only have to scratch the surface of our reality to reveal the fantasy that lies beneath.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 144 | Language: English | Publisher: THAMES & HUDSON | ISBN: 0500026173
FormatHardcover
Pages144
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0500026173
EAN9780500026175
PublisherTHAMES & HUDSON
Publication Date2023-05-16
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight2.31 Pounds
Length11.26 Inches
Width10.1 Inches
Height0.72 Inches
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