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Loulou Jo\u00e3o is an Afro Belgian visual artist. Due to her mixed roots she developed an interdimensional worldview. Because of this, she approaches political, cultural, socio-economic and historical aspects of the white world in an analytical way. Investigating how whiteness as a default and the perceived superiority thereof is upheld and how it affects her own identity and position within this societal setting.<\/p>\n
She attempts to shine a different light on the narration and representation of women belonging to the Afro diaspora. She sees blackness as a technology. One that is constantly evolving to survive and go up against issues like objectification and oppression.<\/p>\n
By making use of 3D software (Blender), she visualizes her own reality. A digital world that consists of candy coated squishy plastic objects. All while using hyper femme cuteness as her visual language to create a safe space. One where she is able to focus on the expression of her own true self without any constructs weighing her down. Giving her the opportunity to reflect on the struggles she faces and hopefully making topics like mental health, identity and sexuality more discussable.<\/p>\n
Brady Walker: Can you introduce yourself to our readers?<\/strong><\/p>\n Loulou Jo\u00e3o: <\/strong>I\u2019m Loulou, based in Belgium, and I studied illustration. In my final year at university, I started using Blender and with that soft world building the Focketverse! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n BW: Who\u2019s Nathan?<\/strong><\/p>\n LJ: <\/strong>Nathan is my partner in cuteness! He started out as an architect and pushed me to start learning Blender (the 3D software we use). Eventually, when my work started to kick off he joined me and now we do everything together. I think of him as a Blender wizard, from modeling to animating, he can do it all!<\/p>\n \n
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