Erin O'Keefe is a New York-based photographer. Her background in architecture led to her interest in creating works that explore spatial perception.

 

O'Keefe's work is full of colourful geometric shapes and visual play created by the precise manipulation of light and shadow. The painted wooden forms she photographs are reconfigured through the camera into an uncertain, abstract world where spatial depth and scale are ambiguous. The distortions and visual misunderstandings that occur when the camera transforms three-dimensional forms into two-dimensional images - this inevitable misalignment becomes the central challenge of her work. By combining an architectural perspective with the characteristics of photography, O'Keefe questions the limits of perception and creates a unique visual experience that shakes the viewer's perception.

 

She has published two art books, ‘Built Work’ (Jane & Jeremy, 2020) and ‘How are Things?’ (Distanz, 2023). She has had recent exhibitions of her work at Seventeen Gallery in London, Sargent’s Daughters Gallery in New York, and Ncontemporary Gallery in Milan.