The Digital Gallery: In Rhodes

In Rhodes is a rhythmically playful and observational exploration of place.  Each work begins with a single photograph taken in the Rhodes area. These images are then manipulated by playing with scale, rotation and repetition (a process of overlaying the image over itself). The resulting composite imagery produces a strangely familiar but unsettling reflection of the local environment whilst also allowing the audience to see Rhodes in a new perspective. 

“Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”

Elliot Erwitt

Helene Cochaud is a creative documentary photographer. In her work she documents the lives of ordinary people and environments. She is driven by curiosity and a need to scratch beneath the surface and discover new things.

Her work has been collected by the State Library of NSW and Fairfield Museum & Gallery and been exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions over a number of years. Recently, she completed a large community-based project in Fairfield as the inaugural City Photographer and was shortlisted in the Documentary section in the Australian Photography Awards, October 2022.