Raphaël Neal
Raphaël Neal, né en 1980 à Orsay, est photographe, réalisateur et acteur.
Depuis 2005, ses mises en scène photographiques, inspirées par le cinéma, la littérature ou par ses propres expériences de vie, ont été exposées en France et à l’étranger. Il est l’auteur de plusieurs monographies, dont De qui aurais-je crainte ? (2015, Éditions Le Bec en L’Air) et Bates Productions (2019, Éditions de l’Oeil). À travers l’autoportrait, son domaine de prédilection, il explore les thèmes de la solitude et de la séduction, de l’ennui ou de l’imposture. Son premier long métrage, Fever, est sorti au cinéma en 2015. En parallèle, il travaille régulièrement avec des musiciens sur leurs photos de presse et clips (The Divine Comedy, My Brightest Diamond, Clarika, Yan Wagner, Hyacinthe, Florent Marchet…)
Raphaël Neal was born on 12th July 1980 in Orsay, France.
He lives and works between London and Paris.
His photographic work has been exhibited and published in France and internationally since 2005. The on-going series Bates Productions presents stills and posters of real actors starring in imaginary movies. Through self-portraits he explores themes which continually fascinate him such as solitude and seduction, boredom and imposture. His series de qui aurais-je crainte ? was entirely shot outdoors in locations containing no trace of civilization and pays tribute to the virtues of faith and independence. Shot in different countries, his series of self-portraits, IKWIG!, depicts characters who seem to be in the wrong place at the wrong moment. He recently finished a photo series inspired by movie memorabilia, Rescapee, followed by new pictures inspired by theatre and opera memorabilia shot mainly in Italy, Les Nouveaux vestiges…
