Uncle Wayne, Rachel Trusty

Inspired by books like The Un-Natural State, Instagram accounts such as @truckslutsmag and @queerappalachia, and my own Southern upbringing, this series seeks to convey the richness of southern and rural LGBT+ identities through the reference of multiple and sometimes conflicting visual references. Uncle Wayne utilizes a cast Quikrete cube to discuss the working class in the context of Minimalism. Embedded in the material is a human-hair rat tail. The bodily element acts as a queering force to disrupt the traditional sterile form of the Minimalist cube.