Cast your mind back to your childhood days, adorned with your mother’s pearls, dancing in the garden,
feathers and fl owers in your hair, playing dress-ups. You were just a girl, energetic, curious, carefree and full of high hopes and dreams.
…Like I saw in your dreams, the debut exhibition of Perth artist Mu Okayama-Everitt, is a series of postprocess digital photographs and illustrations, capturing the child-like fantasies and day-dreams so many little girls had before evolving into women.
The exhibition focuses on the energetic, curious, illogical yet beautiful nature of the girl within the woman.
Each piece features a single female in a depiction of the imagined views many women had of themselves as children; mystical, glamorous and beautiful.
The surreal environment in each photograph suggests the different points of view for each individual, in
which the female subject is displayed in a closed, solitary universe, totally at peace and fulfi lled by her own existence.
The artist Mu incorporates aspects of ‘lyashi-kei’ girls from Japanese culture as well as elements of Zen
Buddhism, in a surprising synergy with Perth-based models.
The exhibition excites the imagination and challenges viewers to consider whether they are living the life
they dreamed of as children. Whether they are the person they imagined themselves to be. Whether they are happy and fulfi lled by their identity.
A combination of soft light, organic shapes and strong colours has been used to manifest the dreamy, surreal
yet powerful representation in each piece. Adding to the mystical atmosphere of the photographs are mixtures of elaborate fabrics, feathers, fl owers and pearls evoking a chic atmosphere and vogue-esque style.
Originally from Japan, Mu has a unique western-Japanese art style, developed through her visual and design experience in both Australia and Japan. While much of her background has been in illustrations, Mu’s photographic passion has developed in recent years, blossoming into what can only be described as a wonderfully, unique representation of the world as she sees it.
Opening night Wed 22nd October at 7pm
Exhibition Tue-Fri between 10am and 2pm and Fri-Sun 6pm-9pm Until 1st November.
