Author: Wanda

THE LOBSTER GIRL from the Series SIMULATIONS

Rachel Louise Brown is a photographer, photo director & lecturer. She graduated from the the School of Visual Arts (NYC) followed by a MA in Photography at the Royal College of Art.

THE FARM SHED, THE MALEVOLENT EYE

THE MALEVOLENT EYE

THE MALEVOLENT EYE

THE MALEVOLENT EYE

APARTMENT 5, CLEARLAKE HOTEL

Rachel Louise Brown’s approach to photography is original and astonishing. Observing the world as a stage, Rachel’s practice starts to question construction of imagery around the themes of fear, gender, class and escapism.

 I WANT TO BE JUST LIKE YOU

THE SWIMMING POOL, I WANT TO BE JUST LIKE YOU

THE CROCKET GAME,, I WANT TO BE JUST LIKE YOU

MARTY THE ALBINO ALLIGATOR, SIMULATIONS

T&I

THE BOARDING SCHOOL

She is fascinated by the way in which myth and expectation are woven into image making, pulling on references from mystery & film noir and creating work to further bring this into our reality.

WE ARE OBJECTS, DO NOT TOUCH

BUDDHIST NUNS, MYANMAR

CRICKET PRACTICE, MUMBAI

GREYHOUND HANDLERS,  FLORIDA

REPRODUCTION

REPRODUCTION

Each scene has an eerie sense of familiarity, but through her heightened visual approach, we as viewers are pulled by this and are left with the understanding that not everything is quite as it seems.

THREE MEN STRETCHING, THE SELF AS THE OTHER

THE SMOKING ROOM,, THE SELF AS THE OTHER

RUNNING THROUGH THE FOREST, THE SELF AS THE OTHER

WINDOW ON SHIBUYA,, THE SELF AS THE OTHER

In her most recent project, Simulations, a four-year collaboration with Palm Beach Photographic Centre in Florida, Rachel constructed a series of work exploring the strange tension between reality & fantasy in the American hotspot known for its ‘Imagination Stations’.

MAR-A-LAGO, SIMULATIONS

THE KISSING BOOTH, SIMULATIONS

MOON BABY

THE MERMAID, SIMULATIONS

WASH RITE, SIMULATIONS

THE STRANGER, SIMULATIONS

Having travelled for residencies across Europe and the United States, Rachel’s work continues to be recognised with her most recent exhibition of Simulations at Somerset House as part of Photo London fair, and awards including Magenta Flash Forward, the PDN emerging artist & Fujifilm distinction awards.

THE GYMNASTS, SIMULATIONS

THE SWIMMING POOL CASTING

TRACY BRABIN, PART OF 209 WOMEN

PICK ME PLEASE

POSEIDON

Alongside her photographic practice, Rachel is the Photography Director of Harper’s Bazaar and Town & Country UK, an associate lecturer at Leeds Arts University & Huddersfield University and a mentor at University of the Arts, London.

THE MALE PIN UP CASTING

THE MALE PIN UP CASTING

THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY