Future Tongue was a collective ran by Britt Harrison and B Justine Jaime from 2015 - 2019 in Los Angeles.

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Future Tongue is a platform for artists seeking to engage and connect within an active creative community. As artists, we are practitioners of expression and our choice to create is a process that breathes and grows in alliance with our lifestyle. We think of language as an integral part of what brings a community together. Future Tongue aspires to work as an open door for communication between a multitude of thinkers, makers and doers.

Painting, photography, and film are all housed under our definition of art. Regardless of the discipline, the path to becoming an established artist can be alienating, financially taxing, and emotionally frustrating. But those whose passions outweigh the obstacles definitely have an inspiring story to share, brimming with essential life lessons.

We are interested in sharing that story. We are curious about what drives an artist and the techniques they've developed in their practice, both in and out of the studio. We're curious about how artists logistically make their passion work, in every stage of their career. We are not critics, but do believe in engaging in a constructive critique.

Most importantly, Future Tongue is a collective; it ingests all beings that wish to be a part of it. We’re hoping this site injects much needed encouragement to struggling artists. Fortunately, we get to nerd out with the creative and talented people that make up our contemporary art culture along the way.

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Britt Harrison | Co-Founder | Creative Director | Editor | Painter

Los Angeles-based painter, Britt Harrison draws visual inspiration from moments from her remote upbringing in the Southeast, which are then deconstructed, analyzed and strung back together using the psychological theories that she studied at University of North Carolina - Wilmington. She works with concepts of control, daydreaming, and the juxtaposition of innocence and experience.

Website: Britt Harrison // Facebook: Bri.LeHarrie // Instagram: @brittharrrrison // Twitter: @bronzeharrison

Justine Jaime | Co-Founder | Director of Photography | Art Director

B. Justine Jaime is a photographer and multimedia artist based in Los Angeles, Ca. She received a BFA in Photography & Media from California Institute of the Arts.

Pushing the boundaries of photography, her abstracted, otherworldly motifs take the form of still image, short film, video projection, and collage. Her work explores themes centered around relationship to culture and landscape, language and identity.

Website: B. Justine Jaime // Facebook: Justine Jaime // Instagram: @bjustinejaime

Danielle Dorsey | Editor

Danielle Dorsey is a Southern California native and holds a B.A in English Literature from Cal State LA. She's a full-time freelance writer and gravitates towards subjects such as social justice and activism, arts and culture, music, and current events. When she's not writing, Danielle moonlights as a tarot reader and burgeoning astrologist.

Website: Danielle Dorky // Facebook: Danielle Doresy // Instagram: @danielledorky //

Jess Burgess | Video Director

Jess Burgess is an award-winning director and producer who has created for clients such as MoMA, Jay-Z’s Life+Times, Vice, Gravity Media, and the art blog, Future Tongue. With a background in Art History, her work often focuses on the visual arts and contemporary artists. In narrative work, she loves small-town characters with outsized personalities and uses her upbringing in the mountains of North Carolina to inform their visual landscapes. Jess' work has screened around the country at festivals such as Big Apple, Women's International Film Festival, Black Bear Film Festival, and Atlanta Horror FF. She graduated with a double major in Psychology and Film Production from NYU.

She is also the co-owner of TAL VEZ ENTERTAINMENT is an award-winning commercial and film production company based in Brooklyn, NY and Austin, TX. Owners Jess Burgess and Sarah Brennan Kolb specialize in compelling, authentic storytelling with a focus on female-driven narratives and underrepresented landscapes.

Website: J ess Burgess + Tal Vez Entertainment // Facebook: J ess Burgess // Instagram: @jessburgess9 //