Desert Fruit highlights the important role of Seley Farms, its workers, and its crops in the fabric of the Borrego Springs—economically, socially, and environmentally.
Devon Tsuno is keenly interested in the vital issue of water and water use, topics of crucial concern to the desert community of Borrego Springs. Tsuno worked with Seley Farms, one of the largest and oldest family-owned agricultural businesses in Borrego Springs, on a project called Desert Fruit highlighting the important role that the farm, its workers, and its crops play in the fabric of the town—economically, socially, and environmentally.
Tsuno’s installation took the form of a two-fold offering for visitors—first, the gift of grapefruit, the famously delicious Seley Reds grown in the local orchard; and second, the gift of information about the farm, its crop, the labor force that makes it possible, and its environmental impact and future.
Special thanks to Pedro Fuerte, Mauricio Fuerte, Oswaldo Fuerte, Jim Seley, Mike Seley, and Zane Smiley at Seley Ranches; Martha Deichler, Stephen Ryan, and the Borrego Unified School District; Araceli Preigo; Robert Huerta; and Delfino Chojoian.
