An Angelino artist with an eye for architecture and design, Pedro has been part of the DUM DUM initiative since inception. Plus we’ve been in love with his photo collection + caption series entitled Palm Readings, so we asked him to design an object from his year-long journey of documenting palm trees using only a handful of disposable cameras.
Palm Pornography
A note from Pedro: As a ubiquitous, visual staple crop that at times fades into the city backdrop, I wanted to reframe palm trees back into the foreground. In their abundance they are prosaic but in a singular encounter they can become nearly poetic. This photo/text, physical/digital project is an exercise in (mis)interpreting what a personified palm might murmur, proclaim, exclaim or maybe even reclaim from us. Plus it’s palm sized.
You can touch, see, feel, hear, smell the object Pedro designed for Issue 3 if you grab a copy from our spankin’ new online store, or if you’re local, stop by our release party in Echo Park this Saturday to rummage through our box.