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Rachel Maclean

Rachel Maclean

Rachel Maclean is a multi-media artist born in 1987 in Edinburgh. Using film and photography, she creates outlandish characters and fantasy worlds which she uses to delve into politics, society and identity. Wearing colourful costumes and make-up, Maclean takes on every role in her films herself. She uses computer technology to generate her locations, and borrows audio from television and cinema to construct narratives with a comedic touch. Maclean lives and works in Glasgow.

Known for

Duck
Duck
2024 • All characters
Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
2019
Make Me Up
Make Me Up
2018 • Figurehead
Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
2017 • Herself
Spite Your Face
Spite Your Face
2017
Again and Again and Again
Again and Again and Again
2016
Feed Me
Feed Me
2015
Eyes To Me
Eyes To Me
2014 • Sophie

Full filmography

Duck
Duck
2024 • All characters
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Make Me Up
Make Me Up
2018 • Figurehead
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Eyes To Me
Eyes To Me
2014 • Sophie
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The Lion and the Unicorn
The Lion and the Unicorn
2012 • The Queen / English lion / Scottish unicorn
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Rachel Maclean – Biography, Known For & Filmography