Candy worked with Hypothetical Development, a public art project that creates signs depicting fanciful futures for neglected buildings in New Orleans. The renderings, created by different artists, are posted directly onto the buildings they depict. To reference her neighborhood’s need for affordable fresh groceries and to pay homage to Mr. Okra, Candy reimagined a local vacant storefront and created this collage where food trucks turn into fresh produce fountains while friends and lovers sit on giant carrots. No fresh produce, meat, or seafood in your neighborhood? No problem. The Mobile Cornucopia will come to you and provide a never-ending flow of fresh local fare. Take the food truck escalator to food truck heaven, and enjoy the revelries surrounding this daily hub. We’ll have so much produce we can use it as furniture! The army of carrot benches was inspired by one of Candy’s favorite public spaces in front of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

2010, Industrial print, 36″ x 60″. New Orleans, LA, Exhibited at Beckham’s Book Shop and Du Mois Gallery, 2011. 

Installation photos by Morris Brum