Rachelle Mendez Posted on 1st June 202014th June 2022 by nr NR Vol. 11 Space & Composition · Spring Summer 2020Published · Print Page Unnumbered Displaying swaths of the urban landscape as unoccupied while revealing layer upon layer of seemingly blank architectural elements, is ultimately what I aim to execute in the composition of my photography. Spatial distancing creates leading lines with maximal scale. Suggesting a confrontational viewing experience I choose to frame the composition with elements bleeding off the edges; a nod to the confrontation we navigate through in our environments every day. When I’m out shooting these urban landscapes in Southern California, I’m looking for bold colors and a dramatic blank surface, but the interest comes in the layering of those elements and how space or lack of space can create an organized, almost painterly, chaotic abstract. Through bold composition that runs from edge to edge, these photographs are my attempt to push something into nothing and still be whole. The question remains, how far can it be pushed? Credits Photography and words RACHELLE MENDEZhttp://www.photoinspo.comhttp://www.instagram.com/rachelle.mendez About Founded in London in 2016, NR is a bi-annual print publication embracing art, culture, design, fashion and music. Based in Milan since 2021, NR aims at providing in print and online, an archive of features and conversations between creatives within the arts, design, fashion and music spheres. CREATIVE DIRECTORJade Removille GRAPHIC DESIGNGianluca Lonigroinfo.gianlucalonigro@gmail.com TYPEFACESInterHelvetica Neue PRINTINGLasergraph PUBLISHERNR WORLD DISTRIBUTIONWhiteCirc For any distribution or advertising enquiries, please contact info@nr.world Explore InstagramSoundcloudArchiveNR 16NR 15 StoreContact Stockists Boutique MagsDashwood Books New YorkDover Street Market LondonGood News LondonVillage Books LeedsVillage Books ManchesterIMS, AntwerpIMS, HasseltPapercut StockholmAnouk ViennaOFR Paris10 Corso Como MilanMondadori Milan © NR 2022 All Rights ReservedNR is the property of NR WORLD S.r.l. Made with sustainability in mind, nr.world is cleaner than 70% of web pages testedLegal