Deep Ruts

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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

First Edition of 500