{"product_id":"jason-vaughn-brad-zellar-driftless","title":"Jason Vaughn \u0026 Brad Zellar: Driftless","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe images in \u003cem\u003eDriftless\u003c\/em\u003e were made by photographer Jason Vaughn during a period of life that found him wandering for a year in a region of Wisconsin known colloquially as the Driftless Area, named for the rugged terrain formed by a lack of pre-Illinoian continental glacial ice flow (“drift”). Vaughn’s temporary home seemingly describes the landscape as much as its human inhabitants.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhile living in a rented apartment off the Mississippi River, awaiting the birth of his second child, and at the beginning of a second life chapter following a tenuous bout with cancer, Vaughn attempted to establish community despite his status as temporary visitor. During this in-between state his daily walks not only nurtured his art practice but also allowed for moments of clarity and belonging to seep into that practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eContinuing in this spirit of a shared yet transient experience, the final image edit was given to author and journalist Brad Zellar, to lend his own verbal meanderings to the images, embedding a dueling but complementary narrative to the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAn otherwise charged photograph of birds mid-flight, no doubt bound for a warmer and more hospitable climate is subdued and balanced by the caption “hey, options.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAmongst his words, casual, yet world weary, we find a sense of sophisticated levity, fostering feelings of the hope over despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhile creating the images for \u003cem\u003eDriftless\u003c\/em\u003e, Vaughn intimates that living next to the river allowed him to contemplate the human experience in a new way and to meditate on \u003cem\u003e“the process by which people can drift through a space, sometimes becoming lodged, sometimes becoming permanent, and sometimes breaking free and moving to a new location.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs a duo, Vaughn and Zellar assist one another in weaving a narrative until their voices seem one. Each fleeting moment adds a layer of meaning, transforming, over time, from a conversation to a shared story.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e• Hardcover with tip-on image on verso; English; 92 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e• Publisher: TBW Books  \/  Pub Date: January 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e• Dimensions: 9 x 11.25 inches (W x L)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TBW Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555479851065,"sku":"210000001000","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/0872\/9145\/files\/jv-bz-driftless-cover.jpg?v=1790278737","url":"https:\/\/shop.icp.org\/products\/jason-vaughn-brad-zellar-driftless","provider":"International Center of Photography","version":"1.0","type":"link"}