She tans. He sails. She swims. He surfs. She shops. He dives.
She tans. He sails. She swims. He surfs. She shops. He dives, Screenprinted, 2002, accordion book of postcards, 40″ x 5.5″ open, 4.25″ x 5.5″ x 0.15″ close / Image of individual postcard from the series / Photo: Marías Alós / © Nicolas Dumit Estevez, 2002
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I produced a series of postcards portraying a utopian vacation spot. Images of glittering days and enthralling nights in a tropical paradise are assembled out of plywood, flip flops, lifesavers, floaters, Speedos, towels and goggles. This souvenir is constructed as an accordion of photographs that unfolds unto an all-you-can-take buffet of pleasurable choices. With unlimited leisure at one’s disposal, applying suntan lotion and hosting a frozen piña colada promise to be the only demands on you during your stay at my leisure-soaked resort.
Produced and printed with Lower East Side Printshop as part of their residency program
Exhibited at Jersey City Museum as part of Tropicalisms: Subversions of Paradise, 2007, an exhibition curated by Rocío Aranda Alvarado
To access curatorial essay on Tropicalisms: Subversions of Paradise click HERE / To access New York Times arcticle click HERE