Deep Ruts by Julie Rae Powers
Deep Ruts by Julie Rae Powers
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 is comprised of three inner portfolios: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost.
Published by Platanus Editions 2024
A Photographic Monograph
Specs:
11.5” X 11.5”
165 plates
250 pages
Cloth bound, screen printed
Writing by Meredith McCarroll and Kelsey Sucena
Published by Platanus Editions
Spring 2024
5.5 pounds