Courtesy of Jeffrey Deitch
Photography Charles White

By Julian Lucas
Published June 17, 2022 11:37 PST

Los Angeles— British photographer Nadia Lee Cohen opened her first major solo exhibition Hello, My Name Is in the United States.The exhibition was held at none other than Jeffrey Deitch Gallery. Where else, who else would showcase such an exhibition? It's an overview of works from both her monograph, Women (sold out) and her latest book of the same name, displayed with images, sculpture, and film.

Hello My Name Is, immerses you in photographic imagery and never-before-seen footage of the insular world of Cohen’s human subjects - characters created and played either by Nadia or in collaboration with models who assume different identities. In the meantime, a conveyor belt brings a succession of these characters’ personal effects that rotate in and out of the room.

Elsewhere, in a darkened, theater-like area, Cohen takes on each of the character’s parts. As skewed as her photographs and accompanying films are, Cohen’s hyper-more-than-real art ultimately encourages the viewer to build relationships with the very real persons we see on a daily basis.

HELLO, My Name Is
Jeffrey Deitch Gallery / Los Angeles
Now through August 13 2022

Jeffrey Deitch
925 N Orange Dr,
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Julian Lucas, is a photographer, creative strategist, and writer in training, but mostly a photographer. Julian also works as a housing specialist which, includes linking unhoused veterans to housing.