The Tenderer

2018-2019

The Tenderer (with Anonymous was a Vlog) was created for the 2019 Joshua Treenial, an invitational exhibition held at BoxoHouse in Joshua Tree, California. The installation consisted of a series of short experimental films about adapting to life in the desert. The films were presented inside a site-responsive DIY screening hut made of felt, thrift store blankets, tarps, and painted sticks. Viewers were invited to sit inside on upholstered tree stumps and watch the program on a monitor. Program 2 was also screened alongside films by Jeff Frost and Cristopher Cichocki. The screening was projected on the natural landscape of nearby boulders at night.

Special thanks to Bernard Leibov.

Program I: The Tenderer

Walden (1:24)

The Grand Wash (1:00)

Life Line, 35.0110° N, 115.4734° W (2:53)

The Golden Hammer (2:00)

The Last Tomatoes of Manet (4:47)

Program 2: Anonymous was a Vlog (select episodes)

Blackout (2:30)

Money Diary (2:38)

Lost (2:36)

Infinite Jest (0:36)

Success (2:08)

High Cholesterol (1:36)

Mary Addison Hackett

Mary Addison Hackett