Beatrice Favaretto's Diary of Ecosexual Residency with Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens
In the autumn of 2025, artist Beatrice Favaretto engaged in a residency in San Francisco alongside ecosexual artists Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens, as chronicled in a diary published by NERO Editions. At their home-studio in Bernal Heights, she contributed to the preparation of 'Bazoombas in Love', a retrospective exhibition honoring breasts following Sprinkle's second diagnosis of breast cancer. The showcase featured collages, modified mammograms, and various public events, including ecosexual walks and workshops. Favaretto participated in the ecosexual walking tour led by Stephens and Amanda Starbuck, attended the Folsom Street Fair, and was present at the Santa Cruz Film Festival for the debut of 'Playing with Fire'. She departed San Francisco in November 2025 to meet Veronica Vera in New York.
Key facts
- Beatrice Favaretto's residency with Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens took place in San Francisco in fall 2025.
- The diary is published by NERO Editions.
- Annie Sprinkle was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time during the production of the exhibition.
- The exhibition 'Bazoombas in Love' was held at Cushion Works, an independent gallery in San Francisco.
- The exhibition celebrated breasts and included public events like ecosexual walks and 'Tit Print' workshops.
- A new ecosexual walking tour, 'An Ecosexual Walking Tour In Search of the Elusive Boobie Bird', was created for the exhibition.
- Favaretto attended the Folsom Street Fair, a BDSM fair, in San Francisco.
- The film 'Playing with Fire' was presented at the Santa Cruz Film Festival.
- Favaretto created a video titled 'The Lovers' during the residency.
- Favaretto left San Francisco on November 5, 2025, and planned to meet Veronica Vera in New York.
Entities
Artists
- Beatrice Favaretto
- Annie Sprinkle
- Beth Stephens
- Amanda Starbuck
- Joe Cramer
- Carol Queen
- Guillermo Gomez-Peña
- Jane Hamilton
- Veronica Vera
- David Steinberg
- Lydia Danillier
- Barbara Carrellas
- Kate Bornstein
- Saul Villegas
Institutions
- NERO Editions
- Cushion Works
- Santa Cruz Film Festival
- Folsom Street Fair
- E.A.R.T.H. Lab SF
- La Pocha Nostra
Locations
- San Francisco
- United States
- Bernal Heights
- Mission District
- Santa Cruz
- New York