Multidisciplinary visual artist Rachel Simmons teaches printmaking, book arts and environmental art courses at Rollins College, and her extensive travels inform her art practice. A trip last May to Namibia resulted in The Namibians, an art book that captures her complex reflections on Namibian culture, landscape and infrastructure. Simmons shared images from the book as well as photographs from her trip with us. Follow this link to read more about the book in our profile of Simmons from the Jan. 7 issue of Orlando Weekly.
Big dune at sunrise.Photo by Rachel Simmons“Desert Insect,” from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel SimmonsDesert selfie.Photo by Rachel Simmons“Dry Hot,” from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel Simmons“Dunes (pop-up),” from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel SimmonsTracks in the Dunes.Photo by Rachel Simmons“The Himba Chief’s Wife”Photo by Rachel Simmons“Vacationland,” from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel Simmons“African Night,” from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel SimmonsOn safari with Festus, our Namibian guide.Photo by Rachel Simmons“SWAPO 1990,” a spread from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel Simmons“SWAPO 1990,” detail, from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel Simmons“Western Investment,” from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel SimmonsSimmons and Catherine McRoberts discuss African textiles at the University of Namibia.Discussing Namibian patterns with instructor Catherine McRoberts at the University of Namibia.Photo by Rachel SimmonsBook jacket, The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel SimmonsBook pages, The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel SimmonsHimba smoke bath ritual.Photo by Rachel Simmons“Himba Village,” from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel Simmons“Gamsberg Pass,” from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel SimmonsLutheran church at Windhoek Center.Photo by Rachel Simmons“I Must Return,” from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel SimmonsRural Namibian school kidsPhoto by Dana Hargrove“Tidy Yards,” from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel Simmons“Shebeens,” from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel Simmons“Salt Pans,” from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel SimmonsWhite clay at Deadvlei, at Namib-Naukluft Park.Photo by Andrew Luchner“East and West,” from The NamibiansArt and photo by Rachel Simmons
