In 2016, between
Tangerine (2015) and
The Florida Project (2017), the French luxury fashion house Kenzo commissioned
Sean Baker to showcase the brand's 2016 spring/summer collection. Against the backdrop of the off-grid desert community of Slab City, California,
Sean Baker uses Apple's iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, equipped with the Filmic Pro app and Moondog Labs' anamorphic lenses, to capture a day in the life of
Abbey Lee's Theo. Through a series of encounters with authentic residents of the isolated desert outpost,
Sean Baker paints a vivid, sun-kissed tableau of original Americana, highlighting Kenzo's bold prints and luxurious designs.
—Nick Riganas