Kelly Rae Daugherty’s photographic practice explores the forces that shape human identity—both visible and unseen. Through staged imagery, symbolism, and constructed narratives, her work examines the spaces between perception and reality, transformation and control, vulnerability and performance.

A woman standing in profile, wearing a long patterned dress that extends onto the floor, with a similar patterned cloth on the floor. The background is plain and white.

Piece One

Women in Pieces

Women in Pieces is a ten-image, high-contrast monochrome series exploring identity, fragmentation, and psychological resilience. Through a restrained visual language of in-camera geometric structures, raw textures, and shattered reflections, the work dissects the female figure both physically and emotionally. The sequence moves from concealment and abstraction toward increasing vulnerability, culminating in a series of intimate, avant-garde self-portraits. Physical frames, bandages, and fractured mirrors divide and reassemble the body, inviting viewers to navigate a fragmented interior landscape rather than consume a singular image of femininity.

Black and white photo of a person lying on their side with their back to the camera, partially covered by a white sheet, standing on a patterned rug.

Piece Two

A black and white photo of a woman with long, wavy hair and light-colored eyes, seen through a mirror with multiple reflections, surrounded by photography equipment.

Piece Three

Black and white photograph of a woman with curly hair, leaning her head back with her mouth open, sitting on a textured fabric surface, with her arm extended and fingers resting on the floor.

Piece Four

A person with dark hair styled in an edgy, asymmetrical cut with one side shaved, wearing dark lipstick, a nose stud, and bandages on their face, lying down with their arm raised and wrapped in gauze.

Piece Five

Black and white photograph of two women with tattoos, posing closely together, wearing white clothing, on a flat surface with a plain background.

Piece Six

A woman in a long dark coat with a high collar, patterned tights, and high-heeled shoes, seated with one leg crossed over the other, on a furry rug against a plain background.
Black and white photo of a person with a mohawk hairstyle, wearing a studded choker, a tutu, and striped stockings, holding a framed black and white photo of a performer.

Piece Seven

Piece Eight

Two young women lying on a bed, facing each other, with heads close together, looking into each other's eyes. One of them is holding her hand near her face, and the other is resting her head on a mirror or glass surface. The image is in black and white.

Piece Nine

A woman lying on her back on a white surface, dressed in a black long-sleeve top and black pants, with makeup resembling a portrait, and an older woman with gray hair and minimal makeup, holding her face gently and looking at the camera.

Piece Ten

—-MENU —-

The Ghost Ship Grill: No Reservations Required

Black Light White Lies

Sincerity and Pretense sandwich with the light of scrutiny

Aluminum Eden

False Skin with Crinkled Aluminum

Between the Seen

Fractured Identity with Edge

Flora as Oracle

Stem, Petal, and Soil-Rooted

Counterfactual Heroine

Film-Noir dipped in Ambiguity

Ghost Node

Skin, Glass, and Shadow with Conduit and Apparition

The Last Reel at the Balboa

Faded Light Sprinkled with Memories

Plastic Tiger

Intersections of Initiation Covered in Symbols

Tramps and Saints

Uncanny Rapture

The Long Exposure

Twenty Years of Layered Cake

Black and white art print featuring a woman with long hair, surrounded by branches, with the text '200 K, Fine Art Photography' at the top and bottom.
A person with a shaved head and tattoos, seated amidst crinkled aluminum foil, which reflects light and creates a textured background, portraying an artistic concept of a 'false skin' made from reflective aluminum material.

200—0K // Zine #1
An independent, limited-run photography zine exploring performance, bodily containment, and the Aluminum Eden studio archive. Hand-printed in my Portland studio using archival pigment inks on two distinct paper stocks.

  • Standard Edition — $15 (Light, smooth matte stock)

  • Premium Collector’s Edition — $30 (100% cotton Moab Entrada Rag)

  • All Editions are signed

Prices include secure, flat US domestic shipping. Please allow 3–5 days for printing and packaging before dispatch.

Support the project and get the Zine

Note: Please remember to include your full shipping address in the PayPal note field during checkout so I know where to mail your copy!

Contact