The Lolita Archetype

Guess Who?

A typology zine exploring the politics and performance of identity.
Through found imagery of child celebrities such as Shirley Temple, Britney Spears, and Aaliyah Haughton—figures who were subjected to sexualization and childhood sexual abuse—this project interrogates the construction of identity when it is not fully one's own to claim. It asks: What becomes of identity when it is shaped by external forces, when a life and image exist at the mercy of those who seek to manipulate and exploit it?

Printed using Risograph MZ1090U (Light Blue and Pink) on 11” x 17”
Hemptone Madero Beach Text Weight Paper at Pratt Institute.

4.25” x 5.5”
8 pages
One Page Fold Bound
First Edition of 13
Fall 2024
By: MyKaila Donovan