Chastain - Banana Booklet

BRECKON CHASTAIN

dedicated to
anyone who
just really
loves that
FUNKY LITTLE
YELLOW FRUIT

B
A
N
BANANA
01
this sh!t
is bananas
A

I heard that you were talking sh!t
And you didn’t think that I would hear it
People hear you talking like that,
getting everybody fired up
So I’m ready to attack, gonna lead the pack
02
BANANA
N A S
Gonna get a touchdown, gonna take you out
That’s right, put your pom-poms down,
getting everybody fired up
Few times I’ve been around that track
So it’s not just gonna happen like that
'Cause I ain't no hollaback girl
I ain't no hollaback girl

BANANAS CONTAIN ABOUT
3,520 PICOCURIES OF RADIATION
PER KILOGRAM (PCI/KG).
BANANA
00
03
RADIOAC
BANANAS ARE
3,520 PICOCURIES OF RADIATION
3,520 PICOCURIES OF RADIATION
3,520 PICOCURIES OF RADIATION
3,520 PICOCURIES OF RADIATION
3,520 PICOCURIES OF RADIATION
3,520 PICOCURIES OF RADIATION
3,520 PICOCURIES OF RADIATION
3,520 PICOCURIES OF RADIATION
3,520 PICOCURIES OF RADIATION
3,520 PICOCURIES OF RADIATION
3,520 PICOCURIES OF RADIATION
3,520 PICOCURIES OF RADIATION
3,520 PICOCURIES OF RADIATION

ON A DAILY BASIS
ON A DAILY BASIS
ON A DAILY BASIS
ON A DAILY BASIS
ON A DAILY BASIS
TIVE
THEY ARE ONE
OF THE MORE
RADIOACTIVE
FOODS WE EAT
ON A DAILY BASIS.
ON A DAILY BASIS
ON A DAILY BASIS
ON A DAILY BASIS
ON A DAILY BASIS
ON A DAILY BASIS
00 04
BANANA

BANANA
05
WHY DOES IT
HAVE TO BE ABOUT
EX
SEX
EX
SEX
SEX
SEX

06
BANANA
EX
SEX
SEX
SEX
EX
SEX

BANANA
07
Hey, let’s turn that frown...

Upside Down!
08
BANANA
Now, that’s better :)

BANANA
09
the lady in the
tutti frutti hat

The Lady in the Tutti Frutti Hat by
Carman Miranda eroticized the banana
and upset American viewers due to its
blatant sexual undertone. This song, as
well as Carman Miranda herself, is viewed
as a stereotype of Brazilian culture that
plays into the eroticism of “exotic”
cultures through the phallic association
of the banana. This also influenced and
jumpstarted the racist depiction of the
Chiquita Banana mascot that used
harmful stereotypes based on Carmen
Miranda’s image, bizarrely using both
eroticized portrayals of the fruit and
racist associations to sell more bananas.
10
BANANA

BA-NA-NA
BE-
B
BU-NU
BANANA
11
BI-NI-NI

S
NE-NES
S
12
BANANA
O-NO-NOS
-NUS

BANANA
ANAS
BANANAS
BANA
BANANAS
BANANAS
B
I AM JUST
BANANAS
NAS BANANAS
BANAN
ANANAS
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BANANAS
BA
BANANAS
BANANAS
AS BANANAS
BANAN
NANAS BANANAS
BA
BANANA

S
BANANAS BANANAS
NAS
BANANAS BANAN
ANANAS
BANANAS
BANANAS
AS
BANANAS
BANANAS
14
NANAS
BANA
AS
BANANAS
NANAS
BANANAS
FOR YOU
BANANAS
BANANA
B
BANANA

BEWARE!
BEWARE!
BANANA
15
BEWARE!
there are
bananas
afoot
From slapstick comedy to Mario
Kart, slipping on a banana peel is
a trope seen throughout popular
media. Before it became a funny
gag, rotten banana peels were
actually seen as quite dangerous.
Since they were so cheap, when
bananas hit New York City in the
mid-19th century, everyone was
EATING THEM.

Unfortunately, most
people suffered
from a lack of public
sanitation and threw their
GARBAGE IN THE STREETS...
16
making their
BANANA
ROTTEN, SLIPPERY PEELS
a public hazard and
a powerful symbol for
“poor manners” and poverty.

BANANA
17

what? it’s a statement.
18
BANANA

banana =
berry
BANANA
19
bananas are actually BERRIES
bananas are actually BERRIES
bananas are actually BERRIES
bananas are actually BERRIES
bananas are actually BERRIES
bananas are actually BERRIES
bananas are actually BERRIES
bananas are actually BERRIES
bananas are actually BERRIES
bananas are actually BERRIES
bananas are actually BERRIES
bananas are actually BERRIES

WHAT IF
I TOLD YOU
SOMETHING
20
BANANA
CRAZY ABOUT
BANANAS?

ES!
BANANA
21
WE
HAVE

O NO
NO N
ONO
BANANAS
22
BANANA
by loius prima

designed & published by:
RECKON
ARGD 3060 TYPE AND IMAGE FALL 2020
HASTAIN
fonts used:
AKTIV GROTESQUE
DESIGNED BY BRUNO MAGG
BODONI 72
DESIGNED BY DMITRY KIRSANOV
R=17 G=47 B=65
colors used:
photographers featured:
USSAMA AZAM
MOCKUP GRAPHICS
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BRECKON CHASTAIN

NOW MAKE LIKE A
BANANA
SPLIT!
AND