In Thurstan Redding's photography series 'Kids of Cosplay,' the mundane and the fantastical collide in unexpected ways.
In Thurstan Redding's photography series"Kids of Cosplay," the mundane and the fantastical collide in unexpected ways. Spiderman stares pensively into the middle distance as he grabs milk from a fridge. A group of Batmen cavort outside a small brick bungalow. X-men's Mystique lays across the street beneath an orange sky, cigarette in hand.
in America, which it wasn't ... it was actually within a very small radius," he said in a video interview from Paris, declining to reveal precisely where the images were created.The reason, Redding explained, is that cosplay has become a"global phenomenon" -- one that connects like-minded people around the world regardless of where they are.
The photos are accompanied by commentary from the subjects themselves. Their accounts demonstrate how cosplay is not just about escapism, but self-expression. Assuming a character can, ironically, help people be themselves, said Redding, who created the project alongside art directors Jean-Baptiste Talbourdet-Napoleone and Lolita Jacobs.
"It's an example of how cosplay is a means of expression and a means of connecting with people," he added.
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