{"id":1596,"date":"2025-08-26T17:38:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/?p=1596"},"modified":"2025-09-02T16:03:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T16:03:39","slug":"dried-slices-of-produce-enliven-a-cellar-like-space-in-ruby-jacksons-picker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/dried-slices-of-produce-enliven-a-cellar-like-space-in-ruby-jacksons-picker\/","title":{"rendered":"Dried Slices of Produce Enliven a Cellar-Like Space in Ruby Jackson\u2019s \u2018Picker\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Dried Slices of Produce Enliven a Cellar-Like Space in Ruby Jackson\u2019s \u2018Picker\u2019\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jackson_03-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Like ancient traditions of weaving papyrus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruby-jackson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ruby Jackson<\/a> fashions a similarly desiccated substrate from delicate cuts of produce. The Chatham, New York-based artist sliced and dried a range of fare from apples and pears to purple daikon and watermelon, creating thin, translucent pieces to be collaged into various forms.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson\u2019s recent solo exhibition, <em>Picker<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/chatham.soccer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chatham Soccer<\/a>, presented a series of the resulting works. A troupe of dancers frolicks along one wall, while more abstract forms arranged in gradients appear on another. With yellow foam walls and wood paneling, the unconventional space evokes a fruit cellar primed for storing harvests through a long winter, a fitting atmosphere for this equally unconventional material.<\/p>\n<p>Find more of Jackson\u2019s work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruby-jackson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/__rubyjackson__\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"dried slices of produce  layered into a collage\" class=\"wp-image-461086 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jackson_07-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cThe Peddler\u201d (2025), assorted papyrus (apple, beets, black radish, cantaloupe, carrot, cucumber, leek, lime, pear, purple cabbage, purple carrot, purple daikon radish, radicchio, red radish, watermelon, zucchini), 220 x 52 \u00bd inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"figurative and abstract shapes made of dried slices of produce on a yellow concrete wall\" class=\"wp-image-461082 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jackson_02-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cThe Peddler\u201d (2025), assorted papyrus (apple, beets, black radish, cantaloupe, carrot, cucumber, leek, lime, pear, purple cabbage, purple carrot, purple daikon radish, radicchio, red radish, watermelon, zucchini), 220 x 52 \u00bd inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"dried slices of produce  layered into a collage\" class=\"wp-image-461089 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jackson_10-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cThe Peddler\u201d (2025), assorted papyrus (apple, beets, black radish, cantaloupe, carrot, cucumber, leek, lime, pear, purple cabbage, purple carrot, purple daikon radish, radicchio, red radish, watermelon, zucchini), 220 x 52 \u00bd inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"figurative and abstract shapes made of dried slices of produce on a yellow concrete wall\" class=\"wp-image-461084 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jackson_04-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cThe Peddler\u201d (2025), assorted papyrus (apple, beets, black radish, cantaloupe, carrot, cucumber, leek, lime, pear, purple cabbage, purple carrot, purple daikon radish, radicchio, red radish, watermelon, zucchini), 220 x 52 \u00bd inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"dried slices of produce  layered into a collage\" class=\"wp-image-461087 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jackson_08-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cThe Peddler\u201d (2025), assorted papyrus (apple, beets, black radish, cantaloupe, carrot, cucumber, leek, lime, pear, purple cabbage, purple carrot, purple daikon radish, radicchio, red radish, watermelon, zucchini), 220 x 52 \u00bd inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"figurative and abstract shapes made of dried slices of produce on a yellow concrete wall\" class=\"wp-image-461081 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jackson_01-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cThe Peddler\u201d (2025), assorted papyrus (apple, beets, black radish, cantaloupe, carrot, cucumber, leek, lime, pear, purple cabbage, purple carrot, purple daikon radish, radicchio, red radish, watermelon, zucchini), 220 x 52 \u00bd inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"dried slices of produce  layered into a collage\" class=\"wp-image-461088 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jackson_09-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cThe Peddler\u201d (2025), assorted papyrus (apple, beets, black radish, cantaloupe, carrot, cucumber, leek, lime, pear, purple cabbage, purple carrot, purple daikon radish, radicchio, red radish, watermelon, zucchini), 220 x 52 \u00bd inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"dried slices of produce  layered into a collage\" class=\"wp-image-461091 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jackson_12.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cMarbles\u201d (2025), assorted papyrus (apple, beet, black radish), 20 \u00bd x 16 \u00be inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"dried slices of produce  layered into a collage\" class=\"wp-image-461092 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jackson_13-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cMarbles\u201d (2025), assorted papyrus (apple, beet, black radish), 20 \u00bd x 16 \u00be inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"figurative and abstract shapes made of dried slices of produce on a yellow concrete wall\" class=\"wp-image-461085 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jackson_05-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cThe Peddler\u201d (2025), assorted papyrus (apple, beets, black radish, cantaloupe, carrot, cucumber, leek, lime, pear, purple cabbage, purple carrot, purple daikon radish, radicchio, red radish, watermelon, zucchini), 220 x 52 \u00bd inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"figurative and abstract shapes made of dried slices of produce on a yellow concrete wall\" class=\"wp-image-461080 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jackson_00-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cThe Peddler\u201d (2025), assorted papyrus (apple, beets, black radish, cantaloupe, carrot, cucumber, leek, lime, pear, purple cabbage, purple carrot, purple daikon radish, radicchio, red radish, watermelon, zucchini), 220 x 52 \u00bd inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"dried slices of produce on wood paneling\" class=\"wp-image-461093 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jackson_14.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cTo keep bugs out of the house\u201d (2025), radichhio papyrus, 9 \u00bd x 10 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? 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