Sasha Gordon, a young artist from Brooklyn, often explores her self-image, her struggles with mental illness, racial prejudice, and the male gaze through depictions of her own body in her art. In this piece, Gordon populates the canvas with a trio of doppelgängers with bright red skin who embody different facets of her personality. The characters dance in Japanese school uniforms inspired by Gwen Stefani's “Harajuku Girls” from the mid-2000s. The “Harajuku Girls,” consisted of Maya Chino, Jennifer Kita, Roni Nakasone, and Mayuko Kitayama who were all dancers for Stefani and made up her entourage often appearing with her at public events throughout the 2000s. Stefani has been criticized many times for the racist stereotypes that she perpetuated as well as the dehumanizing implications of using these four women as accessories. As an Asian woman herself, Gordon has commented that she “thought it would be amusing to have the figures dressed up like that, all by themselves." Thus, emphasizing their autonomy in reclaiming these costumes while approaching the topic with a light-hearted humor