Peels so Good (circa 1944)

The rotten banana exterior lampoons how this bright and sweet fruit forged the backbone of a dozen corrupt regimes propped up by imperialist corporations. The animating force comes not from the long since sold off banana flesh but from an inner layer of frogs, representing the people of these nations. The poses shown are emblematic of Chiquita Banana company ads, which played up the exoticism of Latin American women to sell their products. This is a photograph of a wearable piece, made with fleece, flannel, beads and iron-on vinyl and carefully constructed by hand. Photographs were taken in a Walmart and Publix produce section as a form of performance art.