Dogbreath by Michael A. Muller

A commission from artist Matthew Genitempo.
Originally released solely on cassette tape as a companion piece to the 1st edition monograph published by Tresspasser.

Set amid the extreme heat and sprawling concrete of Tucson, Arizona, Dogbreath is a photobook that depicts a series of restless adolescents as they navigate a fraught and changing world. Through photographs of urban decay, sun-faded neighborhoods, scenes of mosh pits, and punk youths alongside their feral dog counterparts, the book paints a sympathetic view of teenagers adrift in what remains of their adolescence. Interspersed with elliptical texts about a mysterious boy named Dove, who speaks of underground pagans, scrap salvaging, and the search for gold, Dogbreath presents an enigmatic, psychologically engaging portrait of youth on the edge.

Sound selections range from found VHS home movies, church bells in Marfa, winds in the desert mountains of Arizona and rural Tuscan hillsides, a gothic cathedral organ in Los Angeles, rainfall in the Texas hill country, pump jacks in the Carrizo Plain and experimental tape recordings of renowned metal drummer Daniel Davison (Norma Jean, Every Time I Die).

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