Blood on the Ballast

Blood on the Ballast by Marshall Scheuttle, 2024 “Fall of 2020 saw the intersection of the covid-19 pandemic, a looming presidential election and mass protests against atrocities committed by the police state. The election would be preceded by 3 Presidential debates to be held in Cleveland, Miami and Nashville. Starting in Cleveland, I would set out on a month long road trip to photograph at and in between each of the debates. Culminating in a final trip to Pennsylvania on Election Day. My only guidelines were to abstain from breaching any press Barriers at the debates, I would instead experience them amidst the protests, rallies and unsettling moments between…” Marshall Scheuttle is a Las Vegas-based artist who mostly makes his home on the road. He holds an MFA from the University of Hartford, and a BFA from SUNY Purchase College. A 2020 NAC Fellow, Scheuttle's work has been widely exhibited, including Aperture Gallery and The Albright Knox Museum. His work is held in collections including the Museum of Contemporary Photography (Chicago) and Burchfield Penny Art Center (Buffalo, NY). Editor - Kris Graves Design - Luminosity Lab 7 x 8.5" softcover, 4-color offset 64 pages First Edition Limited edition to 300 copies ISBN: 9781954877139 * This book is part of our series LOST IV, which includes: Anthem by Oji Haynes Black Snafu by Andre Ramos-Woodard Blood on the Ballast by Marshall Scheuttle Breathless by Richard Renaldi El Inquilino Mexico City by Tom Griggs Los Angeles Without Boundaries by Peter Baker Monument by Yoav Horesh People of the Sun by Melissa Alcena Shangri La by Melody Melamed Tell Me About Saigon by Tracy Dong COLLECTIONS Amon Carter Museum of Art Arcadia University Bard College Cleveland Museum of Art Coastal Carolina University Harvard University Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Pratt Institute Rhode Island School of Design Stanford University National Gallery of Art