Jenny Treat | Work

Flag

The American flag as backdrop, blindfold, binding, and shroud for trans bodies — a study of belonging and intimacy withheld.

Color portrait of a tattooed masked figure posed against an American flag with a rifle

Color portrait of a heavily tattooed masked figure with arms outstretched against an American flag

Black and white photograph of two nude tattooed figures kissing, their heads wrapped in American flags that drape down their backs, in front of a weathered white shed amid summer foliage

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A Queer Discipline of Living

Consensual power exchange inside my community: rope, suspension, mummification. Power made visible because it is agreed to.

Outdoor rope suspension on a dock — a figure, F, inverted in a rope harness and a cloth wrapped around their face. The rigger, G, adjusting the ties, green trees and lake behind.

Black and white close-up of feet and legs bound with intricate rope knots, tattooed ankle visible

Dramatic black and white rope study — a figure in an arched position with rope cinching the body, deep shadows and soft highlights.

Intentionally blurred color portrait of Tate wearing a harness seated against blinds in cool blue tones.

Color portrait of a figure in leather harness and mask reclining against dark fur, dappled sunlight through a window

Grainy film picture with lots of imperfections, water spots, black and white. Lauren stands with her booted foot on J's head and they are wrapped in plastic wrap and on their knees, with forehead on the cement ground.

Color intimate body study of a figure lying on dark fur, warm tones with venetian blinds behind. Her backside is deeply bruised from an impact play.

Queers in a playparty themed around sports - jock straps, singlets - the image has two queers on all fours in jocks facing a mirror lining up for a spanking line, their asses red from impact.

Self-Portraits

My own trans body under the same lens — bound, suspended, processing the weight of being alive under my own terms.

Self portrait. Tattooed arms bound with rope against venetian blinds glowing with warm golden sunset light.

Self portrait. Tattooed figure in red bound with rope, suspended above a Persian rug in warm interior light.

Self portrait. Color rope suspension of a tattooed figure in a warm living room with venetian blinds and lamps.

Self portrait. Black and white rope study of a tattooed figure kneeling with arm pulled upward, face disappearing into the shadows.

Self portrait. Color photograph of an inverted rope suspension in a warm-lit living room with venetian blinds.

Self portrait. Black and white silhouette of a tattooed figure in rope suspension against backlit venetian blinds.

Close-up of tattooed leg with rope binding wrapping under her butt around her thigh in red light, blurred reflection in background.

Breath

A consensual drowning in five frames — trust large enough to hold physical panic.

Two figures embracing in a green lake, one cradling the other, with a dock and trees behind. A consensual drowning scene with the bottom's legs tied in an agura.

Two figures in a lake, one gently holding the other's face above water, eyes closed. A consensual drowning scene with the bottom's legs tied in an agura.

A figure splashing in a green lake with arm raised and water droplets, lush foliage behind. Part of a consensual drowning scene with the bottom's legs tied in an agura.

Figure from behind wading in a lake wearing a yellow tank top, log cabin on the far shore. Part of a consensual drowning scene with the bottom's legs tied in an agura.

Two figures laughing together in a lake with only heads above water, dock and trees in background. Part of a consensual drowning scene with the bottom's legs tied in an agura.

Queer Portraits And Body Studies

Queer and trans community, photographed as collaboration.

Portrait of a tattooed trans man, E, sitting against a large tree trunk, framed by green leaves and a single yellow wildflower. This was his T-anniversary.

Environmental portrait in a bathroom interior during a remodel. Ryan sits on the floor with a gas mask around her neck, with work boots and gloves sitting in the rubble in warm muted tones. The emotion carries the weight of relationship grief and physical manifestation in the removing of the old and preparing of the new.

Black and white diner scene, figure turned away showing tattooed arms with squid and floral designs

Flash-lit color portrait of a tattooed blonde figure with water streaming down their face in a shower

Tate is turning around to face the camera, looking over their back. They are in a distressed, net-like clothing, in front of venetian blinds.

Black and white long-exposure portrait with motion blur, figure reclining against venetian blinds

Black and white portrait, figure curled on a couch with light from venetian blinds casting striped shadows. Foot outstretched in fishnet stockings, hand holding the back of her thigh.

Intimate black and white body study — a shape defined by a foot in the air and her back, thigh and part of her head. All emerging from shadow.

Hypermobile. Foot inside her own body. Rose tattoo on the top of her foot.

Close-up of a perspective underneath of J from behind as they stand in an outdoor shower - close to their body covered in water droplets with tattooed arms visible, warm saturated color. Queer and Dyke tattooed on their rear thigh.

Black and white studio photograph of a bare foot against a black background, sculptural composition

Appalachia on Film

The landscape underneath the entire art practice — Max Patch, the Channels, Grayson Highlands.

Layered mountain ridges receding into haze at sunset, warm golden light on grass in the foreground, soft pink and blue sky taken from Max Patch, North Carolina.

Golden hour photograph of a single goldenrod plant backlit against soft mountain backdrop. Taken from Max Patch, North Carolina.

Pink Ironweed, partially gone to seed, silhouetted against a sunset sky with mountains, shot on film with visible frame edges - taken from Max Patch, NC.

Lichen-covered tree branches tangled among vibrant autumn foliage in orange, gold, and muted green - taken at Grayson Highlands, Virginia.

Black and white close-up of weathered rock formations — textured surfaces and deep crevices creating an abstract composition - this is a shot of eroded crevices and sandstone boulders in The Channels Natural Area Preserve.

Black and white close-up of weathered rock formations — textured surfaces and deep crevices creating an abstract composition - this is a shot of eroded crevices and sandstone boulders in The Channels Natural Area Preserve. This is a long passage with light at the end.