ALT Inside the Nordacious / A Boy Named Aaron art and gift store in Gaythorne, Brisbane. A huge framed 28 × 40 inch Nordacious print inspired by The Castle leans beside the counter, featuring Darryl Kerrigan pointing beneath the words “TELL HIM HE’S DREAMIN’!” Around it is a colourful collection of Nordacious artwork, prints and cards, including portraits of Freddie Mercury, Olivia Newton John, Blanche Devereaux and Frank-NFurter.

ALT Alt text: Stylised political artwork showing the black silhouette of a person in profile, their mouth covered by a bright blue gag. Handwritten text reads: “Opposing genocide is not hate speech. Criticism of state violence is a democratic necessity. Discretionary power and legal ambiguity silence dissent.” The words “genocide”, “hate” and “silence dissent” are emphasised in large lettering, with red-orange accents against black, cream and blue.

ALT View from inside A Boy Named Aaron / Nordacious art and gift store in Gaythorne, Brisbane, looking out towards the courtyard and customer car park. Four illustrated T-shirts hang in the doorway, featuring Hunka Spunk, Succulent Chinese Meal, Frank-N-Furter with “Don’t Dream It, Be It”, and Dolly Parton with “Do It On Purpose”. Outside, tropical plants frame the entrance, where a decorative white breeze-block wall is conspicuously missing after a milk truck reversed into it the previous day. The rubble has now been cleared, leaving red caution tape strung across the damaged area while the shop remains open for business.

ALT the aftermath of a milk truck reversing into the breeze block wall outside our shop entrance, leaving large sections of the white geometric wall collapsed across the front steps. A yellow “Caution: Wet Floor” sign stands in the foreground