Tomatoes, 2020

Across the installation's multiple channels, the camera circles a group of artists as they sit together in a field eating, licking, and squeezing ripe tomatoes. Throughout the ever-changing scene, kisses, whispers, and caresses are shared with a casual, gentle intimacy that reflects interconnectivity and abundance. These queer and desirous exchanges constitute a portrait of collectivity wherein individuals come together as distinct parts of a whole.

directed and co-produced by: Erin Johnson
co-producer and creative director: María Fragoso
directors of photography: Erin Johnson and Sondra Perry
editor: Matt Nelson
sound design and mix: Matt Nelson
featuring: Genesis Baez, Pat Blocher, Ally Caple, Anika Cartterfield, Nicole Chaput, Azza El Siddique, Asaf Elkalai, Maria Fragoso, Nikita Gale, Philipp Gufler, Chase Hall, Nasim Hantehzadeh, Kamron Hazel, Ranee Henderson, Jack Hogan, Ariel Jackson, Tomashi Jackson, Kat Lyons, Jeffrey Meris, Rehan Miskci, Kanthy Peng, Zuqiang Peng, Bryson Rand, Gonzalo Reyes, Youngeun Sohn, Sindhu Thirumalaisamy, Maria Tinaut, Jake Troyli, Audra Wist

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