Bootleg LOL Surprise school backpacks, girl-coded jewel stickers from Mr. DIY, tarp posters advertising loans with meme cat overlays. Dilapidated walls plastered with pastel milk candy-colored paint. Post-Mastika, internet-era camp mysticism thriving alongside viral folklore and live-streamed bomoh rituals. High school bullying videos circulating among the latest TikTok dance trend.
All this is bathed in tropical sepia, ethereal scenes lit by sun streaks spearing through leaves, staged in compositions that recall Peter Greenaway's influence on 'Midsommar'. A digital lo-fi tactility…