A Bright, Shiny, Fabricated Family Life: Mothers, Sons, and Daughters in the Work of Mako Idemitsu
This essay explores notions of the home, the family unit, and the gender roles within the works of Mako Idemitsu. "She [Idemitsu] depicts the home as a place which trains people into male or female roles in family environments based on a strict sexual division of labour." Idemitsu also uses a television set to show images of the history of the family.
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ITEM 2010.010 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
The Marriage of Yasushi – Mako Idemitsu
Yoji, What's Wrong with You – Mako Idemitsu
The Great Mother – Mako Idemitsu
Yumiko – Mako Idemitsu
Kae, Act Like a Girl – Mako Idemitsu
Kiyoko's Situation – Mako Idemitsu