Best known for his role as Kip in Napoleon Dynamite, Ruell's photographs reflect an actor's affinity for storytelling, offering a peek into his strange and playful imagination. With titles like Boy, Cabin, and Car, the photographer’s parsimonious use of language complements an economy of imagery that still manages to be rich with visual texture and surprises. One such surprise includes the repeated use of teacups, which don’t seem to provide any iconographic significance beyond Ruell’s own amusement, but they do aid in establishing an aesthetic sensibility. The careful selection of dated “props” lends the photographs a bygone familiarity of stylized film stills.