ON THE SURFACE

‘On the Surface’ is a collection of images and texts that discusses the issue of skin and everything that it entails - the good, the bad and the ugly. Rachel first started this project as a way to explore the art forms within people skin through marks upon your skin - scars, conditions, tattoos, etc. However, soon the project turned into something with so much more meaning, both to the artist and the subjects. ‘On the Surface’ became a way for people to openly talk about and learn about yourself as well as the people you love - it became a project that provoked discussion. Through a series of documentary photographs accompanied by prose, this project celebrates everything that lies both on top of the skin, and what may lay beneath.