Hotel Mermaid Club, Chris Rhodes’ first photo book, is an ode to everyday.
The British photographer transforms reality, creating a calming and poetic universe, flirting with nostalgia. Although portraiture in a traditional sense is not present, the book finds its humanity in its narrative, the spaces we occupy and objects so ordinary they escape our attention. Fleeting moments are given a second chance for consideration, a chance to appreciate simple habits, imperfections or accidental aesthetics. Clashing colours, primary forms and tender composition cohabit within the pages of Hotel Mermaid Club.
