Rebecca Skinner
Forgotten Places
Rebecca Skinner creates contemporary photographs of abandoned buildings, forgotten interiors, weathered surfaces, and landscapes throughout the United States. Working as a modern-day urban explorer, she seeks out places that have been left behind, finding beauty in peeling paint, rust, architectural details, and the evidence of lives and histories that remain embedded within them.
Skinner does not stage or alter the places she photographs. Working with natural light and a tripod, she allows each location to tell its own story, whether through a cavernous abandoned interior, a decaying industrial structure, or a small detail of a weathered surface. Color, texture, and light become essential elements in transforming these overlooked spaces into compelling contemporary photographs.
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Available works typically range from $400–$875.
About the Work
Skinner is drawn to places that have been abandoned, forgotten, or transformed by time. Her photographs document former homes, factories, hospitals, schools, and other structures, preserving details that may disappear as buildings are demolished, restored, or further reclaimed by nature. The photographs become records of both physical spaces and the histories they suggest.
Texture is a central component of her visual language. Peeling paint, rusted metal, worn floors, deteriorating walls, and weathered architectural surfaces can become almost abstract compositions when viewed closely. Skinner's Texture series, for example, isolates the surfaces of rusted and weathered materials, allowing color and erosion to become the subject itself.
Alongside abandoned architecture, Skinner photographs landscapes and natural forms, including New England shorelines, winter trees, and paths through coastal environments. Across these bodies of work, she remains attentive to the relationship between place and time, finding beauty in impermanence and allowing each location to remain exactly as she encountered it.
Biography
Rebecca Skinner is a contemporary photographer and the owner and director of Fountain Street Gallery, where she is also a practicing artist and an active member of the gallery’s creative community. She earned a certificate in Digital Photography from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2010 and has exhibited her photography in galleries and museums throughout New England and beyond.
Skinner’s work has been featured in exhibitions and publications including the Boston Globe, Artscope Magazine, and Upworthy. As the owner and director of Fountain Street Gallery, she is deeply engaged in supporting contemporary artists and creating opportunities for artists to connect with collectors and broader audiences. Her own photographic practice continues to explore abandoned spaces, overlooked details, and the traces of history found within places left behind.
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