Description

Linda painstakingly pruned the garden out front, careful to make sure the roses were as red as the blood that dripped from her fingers when she caught herself on a thorn. Beauty is pain. And aesthetics are vital when you’re selling something. However, when she went back inside and was confronted with the cracking paint and chipped floorboards, she was reminded that this space had never provided the pleasure of actually feeling like home. But she could make it look like it had. For if she could sell the house then she’d finally have enough money to buy a home nice enough to truly feel like one. One with even more roses out front. Deep Throat is a photo from Chase Baxter’s series, Spring Porn. The collection captures florals in an effort to explore the feeling of pleasure, as well as some of the often-accompanying emotions such as joy, euphoria, nostalgia, and even sometimes shame. Taken on 120mm film. Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2021.