I am a breast cancer survivor who explores the personal meaning of survivorship through the use of mask as metaphor mediated between animal and woman. The experiential component of this imagery, aligned with identification with the animal figure, is loosely based on animal-like creatures from Greek mythology who played a range of positions in the lives of the ancient Greeks, from devouring to helping. In these images, the deer/woman becomes a mythological figure and co-collaborator, an active participant in the meaning and interpretation of survivorship. Performing in both nature and the domestic space, deer/woman as communicator and helper confronts issues of familia structures, navigating the personal, and redefining the space of a woman’s body. For more photography projects: adrienehughes.com You can also contact me here all rights reserved, adriene hughes, ©2012Tumblr (3.0; @fuckyeahdeerwoman)http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_margglrC4Q1qdnwyzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">September, 2012.  </span>Belgium<span class="Apple-style-span">.</span></p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://softservegirl.tumblr.com/post/32057481989/09-22-12-photo-a-day-somewhere-in-the-german">softservegirl</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">09.22.12 : photo.a.day - Somewhere in the </span>Belgium<span class="Apple-style-span"> forrest.  Deer Woman.<br/><a href="http://www.softservegirl.com/">softservegirl.com</a><span> / </span><a href="http://softservegirl.tumblr.com/archive">archives</a><span> / </span><a href="http://about.me/adrienehughes">about</a><span>   </span>    </span></p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/32057844646http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/32057844646Sat, 22 Sep 2012 13:03:00 -0400photographyartlandscapegermanyCanon 5Dadrienehughes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqekqy01aR1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/9309318950http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/9309318950Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:49:46 -0400conceptual artconceptual photographydeerdeer womanadriene hughesadrienehughes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqekpty27s1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/9309290163http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/9309290163Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:49:04 -0400conceptual photographyconceptual artadriene hughesdeerdeer womanadrienehughes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqekoypgaM1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/9309267623http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/9309267623Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:48:33 -0400deer womandeerconceptual photographyconceptual artadriene hughesadrienehughes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqeknrkTKk1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/9309237608http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/9309237608Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:47:51 -0400deerdeer womanconceptual photographyconceptual artadriene hughesadrienehughes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqekiqLT3W1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/9309108827http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/9309108827Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:44:47 -0400conceptual photographyconceptualconceptual artdeerdeer womanadriene hughesadrienehughes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqekgvc2G91qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/9309058918http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/9309058918Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:43:43 -0400deerdeer womanconceptual photographyconceptual artadriene hughesadrienehughes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lji7yy4VXZ1qdnwyzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://softservegirl.tumblr.com/post/4532409123">softservegirl</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>photo.a.day / deer woman. new mexico.</p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/4782757582http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/4782757582Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:19:23 -0400deerwomannew mexicocamp groundsphotographyconceptual artadrienehughes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljytfoueWR1qdnwyzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://softservegirl.tumblr.com/post/4782641682">softservegirl</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>photo.a.day / utah cross in the badlands. deer woman and monkey, sightseeing.</p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/4782669201http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/4782669201Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:15:28 -0400deer womanadriene hughessoftservegirlutahbadlandsphotographyadrienehughes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le8aaxQRFg1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>deer / woman : in my bedroom.</p>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523802035http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523802035Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:35:20 -0500adriene hughesadrienehughes.comdeerdeer womandeer maskconceptual photographyself portraitureadrienehughes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le8a6qCTvX1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>deer / woman : monkey in the ocean, coronado island, california.</p>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523771932http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523771932Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:32:50 -0500deer womandeerdeer maskadriene hughesadrienehughes.comconceptual photographyselfself portraitcoronado islandsan diegoadrienehughes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le89ljRxpZ1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>deer / woman : cabin motel with boat. somewhere in new mexico.</p>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523637944http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523637944Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:20:07 -0500new mexicodeerdeer womandeer maskadrienehughes.comadriene hughesselfself portraitureconceptual photographyadrienehughes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le89iwjtSU1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>deer / woman : caution deer crossing. new mexico.</p>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523617930http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523617930Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:18:32 -0500new mexicoadriene hughesadrienehughes.comdeerdeer crossingdeer maskconceptual photographyselfself portraitureadrienehughes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le89gewICl1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>deer / woman : dead deer I-70, somewhere in colorado.</p>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523599325http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523599325Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:17:02 -0500dead deer,deerdeer womandeer maskcoloradoadrienehughes.comadriene hughesconceptual photographyself portraitureadrienehughes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le89bpPfZN1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>deer / woman : denver, colorado.</p>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523564408http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523564408Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:14:13 -0500adriene hughesadrienehughes.comconceptual photographyself portraituredeerdeer womandeer maskadrienehughes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le8995v3zc1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>deer / woman : denver, colorado.</p>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523545273http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523545273Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:12:41 -0500adrienehughes.comadriene hughesdeerdeer womandeer maskconceptual photographydenvercoloradoconceptual photographyself portraitureadrienehughes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le8964r2nI1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>deer / woman : mission hills, california.</p>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523523354http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523523354Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:10:52 -0500adriene hughesadrienehughes.comself portraitureconceptual photographydeer womandeerdeer maskphotographymission hillscaliforniaadrienehughes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le893iOhin1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>deer / woman : crater national monument, arizona.</p>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523505013http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523505013Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:09:20 -0500adriene hughesadrienehughes.comdeerdeer womandeer maskconceptual photographyself portraiturearizonaadrienehughes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le88yn0hpj1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>deer / woman : Taos, New Mexico.</p>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523474914http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523474914Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:06:22 -0500taos new mexicodeer womandeerdeer maskadriene hughesadrienehughes.comconceptual photographyself portraiturephotographyadrienehughes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le88wdDSNn1qfm55ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>deer / woman : I-70 Utah.</p>http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523457468http://fuckyeahdeerwoman.tumblr.com/post/2523457468Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:05:01 -0500utahdeer womandeerdeer maskself portraitureconceptual photographyadriene hughesadrienehughes.comadrienehughes