 | Evelin van Rei is a Dutch autistic artist working in photography and cinematography. A self-taught photographer, her visual expression is instinctively and emotionally driven by, and derived from her encounters with duress, disability, mental illness, and trauma. Working almost exclusively with natural light, Evelin’s idiosyncratic imagery is akin to the poetic and tenebrous qualities in paintings – visceral and textured, with a deep macabre current running through it. Seeking light in praise of darkness, she finds comfort in the healing powers of the natural world, yoga, fitness, and somatic experiencing. As cinematographer, she seeks to create pure, subversive, authored, and authentic films. Cinema as art form. She has a soft spot for indie, experimental, arthouse, surrealism, and psychology. With regard to commercials, she loves collaborations which allow her to travel, respond to and feel inspired by new environments, shoot in the great outdoors, and create real world, sci-fi, or imaginary narratives. Above all – play. Evelin is a full member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the Netherlands Society of Cinematographers, and received the Angénieux Special Encouragement Award at Cannes Film Festival. She is currently based in London. ARTIST PHILOSOPHY PRESS + AWARDS REEL CV IMDB INSTAGRAM |