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Rachelle Mozman

Born New York City, 1972

In the last two decades, Rachelle Mozman has worked between her native New York and Panama, the country of her maternal family. Starting often from her own experience and family history, Mozman explores how culture shapes individuals and how environment affects behavior. She takes on these questions through multiple photographic series that conflate both documentary style and fictional narrative. Mozman’s photographs show servants and masters in their most intimate surroundings. They engage each other sparsely, if at all, playing off of established social roles. The common introspective look of Mozman’s lone characters suggests alienation—not what one would expect in a domestic setting.

Mozman received an MFA from Tyler School of Art at Temple University. Her work has been shown in solo and group shows in the United States, Europe, and Central America. She is currently an artist-in-residence at the Lower Manhattan Community Council.

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Rachelle Mozman

Nacida en Nueva York, 1972

Rachelle Mozman ha desarrollado su carrera entre su Nueva York natal y Panamá, el país de su familia materna. Partiendo casi siempre de su propia experiencia e historia familiar, Mozman explora cómo la cultura define a los individuos y cómo el medio ambiente afecta su comportamiento. La artista aborda estas preguntas a través de múltiples series fotográficas que fusionan el documental con la ficción. Las fotografías de Mozman muestran a amos y sirvientes en sus entornos más íntimos, interactuando escuetamente, de acuerdo a roles sociales pre-establecidos. La mirada introspectiva común a todos sugiere su enajenación, en contrapunto a la familiaridad del entorno doméstico.

Mozman obtuvo su bachillerato en arte en Tyler School of Art de Temple University. Su obra ha sido expuesta en muestras individuales y colectivas en los Estados Unidos, Europa y América Central. Actualmente es artista residente en Lower Manhattan Community Council.

Rachelle Mozman

Born New York City, 1972

In the last two decades, Rachelle Mozman has worked between her native New York and Panama, the country of her maternal family. Starting often from her own experience and family history, Mozman explores how culture shapes individuals and how environment affects behavior. She takes on these questions through multiple photographic series that conflate both documentary style and fictional narrative. Mozman’s photographs show servants and masters in their most intimate surroundings. They engage each other sparsely, if at all, playing off of established social roles. The common introspective look of Mozman’s lone characters suggests alienation—not what one would expect in a domestic setting.

Mozman received an MFA from Tyler School of Art at Temple University. Her work has been shown in solo and group shows in the United States, Europe, and Central America. She is currently an artist-in-residence at the Lower Manhattan Community Council.


Rachelle Mozman

Nacida en Nueva York, 1972

Rachelle Mozman ha desarrollado su carrera entre su Nueva York natal y Panamá, el país de su familia materna. Partiendo casi siempre de su propia experiencia e historia familiar, Mozman explora cómo la cultura define a los individuos y cómo el medio ambiente afecta su comportamiento. La artista aborda estas preguntas a través de múltiples series fotográficas que fusionan el documental con la ficción. Las fotografías de Mozman muestran a amos y sirvientes en sus entornos más íntimos, interactuando escuetamente, de acuerdo a roles sociales pre-establecidos. La mirada introspectiva común a todos sugiere su enajenación, en contrapunto a la familiaridad del entorno doméstico.

Mozman obtuvo su bachillerato en arte en Tyler School of Art de Temple University. Su obra ha sido expuesta en muestras individuales y colectivas en los Estados Unidos, Europa y América Central. Actualmente es artista residente en Lower Manhattan Community Council.

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Piscina
C-Print, 2011
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© Rachelle Mozman
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El Espejo
C-Print, 2010
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El Niño
C-Print, 2011
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National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

August 22, 2014 through April 12, 2015

Americas Society, New York City

June 10, 2015 through October 18, 2015

National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

November 6, 2015 through March 27, 2016.