Leeds Arts University
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Art Direction / Fashion Photography
My location: Brighton, United Kingdom
First Name: Isabelle
Last Name: Rutland
University / College: Leeds Arts University
Course / Program: Fashion Photography BA Hons
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Art Direction / Fashion Photography
My Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
At one time, there was a world where the people known as ‘Happy Folk’ lived. A fictional world that I have created that may not always be how they seem. In this project I delve into my fascination with the power of visual storytelling and creating a world that transcends reality. My work is heavily influenced by the techniques used by film directors and cinematographers such as Yorgos Lanthimos, Nicholas Roeg and Jordan Peele. The films I explored were ‘Dogtooth’ (Lanthimos), ‘The Lobster’ (Lanthimos), ‘Nope’ (Peele) and ‘The Man who fell to Earth’ (Roeg). I particularly looked at how the directors used human behaviour and contradicting social structures, to paint their honest examination of this world. Especially just coming out of a pandemic, the strange lives these characters live are not so dissimilar to our own. With an appreciation of the stylism of retro-futurism, I often inform similar aesthetic choices in my shoots. There is a blend of alien and dystopian world in my work which is deliberate to create a metaphorical link between the control exerted by alien beings in science fiction films, and the power dynamics and societal norms that form our lives here on Earth.