Deep Ruts
Deep Ruts, a triple entendre alluding to the deep roots of religion, a deer in rut, the ruts of the mind in which our ways of thinking and values carve into our daily lives, is a collection of photographs from Queer Appalachian photographer Julie Rae Powers who uses still images to represent their feeling of outsider status within their family and their own culture. A combination of portraits and landscapes set an isolating, longing stage using Appalachian iconography and self-portraits to queer the standard notion of what being Appalachian is.
Deep Ruts, a triple entendre alluding to the deep roots of religion, a deer in rut, the ruts of the mind in which our ways of thinking and values carve into our daily lives, is a collection of photographs from Queer Appalachian photographer Julie Rae Powers who uses still images to represent their feeling of outsider status within their family and their own culture. A combination of portraits and landscapes set an isolating, longing stage using Appalachian iconography and self-portraits to queer the standard notion of what being Appalachian is.
Deep Ruts, a triple entendre alluding to the deep roots of religion, a deer in rut, the ruts of the mind in which our ways of thinking and values carve into our daily lives, is a collection of photographs from Queer Appalachian photographer Julie Rae Powers who uses still images to represent their feeling of outsider status within their family and their own culture. A combination of portraits and landscapes set an isolating, longing stage using Appalachian iconography and self-portraits to queer the standard notion of what being Appalachian is.
A Photographic Monograph
165 plates
Writing by Meredith McCarroll and Kelsey Sucena
Casebound, Smyth Sewn, separate ends, square back, H/T bands, open spine (lay-flat), cloth wrapped, and screen printed.
Printed on archival 180gsm (120#) Neo Matte Art coated paper | FSC Certified (CU-COC-810912)
6 Color Offset (duotone B&W + Color + spot gloss varnish)
Hardcover, 11.25 X 10.75 inches
252 pages
Printed and bound in South Korea
Shipping spring 2024. The first 200 copies come signed
First Edition of 500