{"product_id":"agil-abdullayev-radicals-in-between-trees-and-dicks","title":"Radicals in Between Trees and Dicks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn Agil Abdullayev's three-channel video, trees are both trusted and protective protagonists. \u003cem\u003eRadicals Between Trees and Dicks\u003c\/em\u003e (2024) is the outcome of several years of research into queer cruising culture in Azerbaijan and neighboring countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia region. The term ‘cruising’ refers to the pursuit of sexual encounters between homosexual men in public spaces such as parks, or discreetly designated private spaces. Over the past five years, Abdullayev visited around thirty such sex spaces, documenting their own observations and recording the experiences of others in interviews, conversations, and visual recordings. The research dealt with the various facets of cruising in profoundly repressive societies in which homosexuality is still highly taboo and people are exposed to severe discrimination and violence due to their sexual orientation. In the resulting film Abdullayev blends elements of autobiography, reportage, choreography and sound design to create an intimate and joyful meditation on danger, desire and belonging.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agil Abdullayev","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53131668193607,"sku":"AAV0034","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/4257\/2871\/files\/DSC0226HR.jpg?v=1769607695","url":"https:\/\/art.gazelliarthouse.com\/products\/agil-abdullayev-radicals-in-between-trees-and-dicks","provider":"Gazelli Art House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}