Recalling black actresses of the 1920s through 1960s, Tarver develops the narrative of her fictional character, Vera Otis, depicting scenes of leisure around the pool and tranquil interiors blending historic imagery of the Tarver Plantation and iconic Hollywood residences.
Tarver reflects on the fraught histories of the tropics and subtropics, interrogating Western civilization's voyeuristic tendencies towards exoticsim and questioning historical legacies.
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