PINE is a photographic and music-based project that uses the act of tree c­arving to conjure up sentiments of connection, alienation, or even the most basic desire to declare, “I was here.  See for yourself”.  Both tender and violent, it is an intimate gesture and with deliberate purpose.  The work connects with that point in one’s youth when you’re full of raw emotion and obsession and want nothing more than to escape into the woods down by the river to commemorate the name of a teen-age flame or the lyrics from a favorite song. 

The lushly-produced book, which includes two gate folds, houses a custom translucent blue 12-inch vinyl record pressed at Cascade Records and digital download playlist featuring original songs inspired by the photographs by seven musicians; Whiting Tennis, DEDE, ELIA, NEWAXEYES, SassyBlack, Tenderfoot, and Eirik Johnson.

Published by Minor Matters, 2018

80 pages, 40 color photographs
12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.
Hardcover with 12-inch vinyl & digital download
ISBN 9781732124134

Limited copies available at: Minor Matters Books