Auntieverse is an evolving universe of ideas and dreams.
February 2024, niceaunties published ‘Auntieverse’ with the gallery Fellowship.
1000 images divided into 10 chapters exploring cityscapes,
beauty, food, fashion and everything else in between.
Auntieverse is an ongoing world building project.
The Auntieverse is an imaginary parallel universe filled with aunties living alongside fantastical creatures made of plastic and trash. It’s a whimsical world where recurring characters like the Frog Assistant and Cat make appearances in both images and video narratives. In this universe, aunties run wild with imagination, unbound by rules, regulations, or the typical laws of physics. It’s an ever-expanding cosmos filled with cities, adventures, subplots, and environments that often mirror our real world—though with alternate endings and a light-hearted perspective.
At the start of the project, the Auntieverse revolved around aunties meeting in an interstellar “Club 33,” where they shared stories of their adventures. As the project evolved, the visuals and narratives began to be told directly from the aunties’ point of view, expanding into themes like social and community dynamics, beauty, body image, and puns (TESLA, NASA, etc.), as well as environmental issues, fashion, and even esoteric topics like jellies, energy, and planetary alignment.
The Auntieverse has grown organically, reflecting my own views and forming new opinions along the way. It holds the potential to be a forever project, given its limitless scope and inspiration drawn from the real world. Everyday life, history, pop culture, current events—all these elements can be magnified and transformed into uplifting tales within the Auntieverse.