Rimmer’s large scale photographic portraits reveal his deep understanding of both of these worlds and also the space that exists between with a clarity that is borne of his intense interest in his subjects.…
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Originally published in Africa Freak, March, 2013. Written by Pippa Beaumont Christopher Rimmer’s photography invariably evokes similar responses in the viewer. There are those who leave his exhibitions with tears in their eyes and those who feel somehow ennobled, yet humbled, by the images they have seen, as if the pathos and the splendour of…
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His work is not only artistic, but also a tool for conservation efforts in southern Africa.
His photographs manage to stimulate an emotional connection with his viewers.
“When we are emotionally connected we care”.…
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Originally published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 20 October, 2010. Written by: Christine Kellett. An Australian photographer whose pictures of breastfeeding women have been banned from Facebook says the social networking site is wrong to appoint itself arbiter of what constitutes art. Melbourne-based art dealer and photographer Christopher Rimmer travelled to Africa to shoot…
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The current COVID 19 crisis has had a dramatic effect on the vibrant art scene of New York with galleries across the city and state forced to close their doors in order to comply with the current lockdown orders…
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As someone who has been exploring the world’s most isolated wilderness regions for some time, I have some insight into the state of the planet and the human race’s current environmental befuddlement. I’ve watched the condition of the earth plummet before my eyes within my own lifespan, to the extent that I no longer recognize…
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Courtesy of Art Business News, Written by Gillian Macintosh British photographer, Christopher Rimmer brings the last tribes of Africa to New York in a breath taking series of large-scale photographic portraits. Art Expo, New York, 2019 was abuzz with excitement following the official launch of Christopher Rimmer’s latest body of work, Confluence – Tradition and…
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