Catalogue Identity Flux

subculture of Furry Fandom – people who like to wear cartoonish animal costumes and adopt a physical or virtual alter ego (a 'fursona') in the form of an anthropomorphic animal. Employing a research-based approach - Gal also created her own VR furry persona - she treats the communities she immerses herself in with care and respect. As an outsider, she gained the trust of the furry world and fully immersed herself in their online realm. Her work provides insight into a subculture often misunderstood: Outsiders often associate furries with fetish or dark sexual fantasies, but Gal demonstrates that this online world is innocent and welcoming, a place where gender plays no role and where the fursona is the ultimate form of self-expression.

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