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@oliviarym

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London, UK (originally 🇨🇦🇵🇱)
@csmgraphics ‘26 @almostnostalgia

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The Theatre Hat - The Feminine Performance

Through my project I aimed to portray the real life horrors modern women and women throughout history have faced to fit into a world where their value is tied to their feminity, youth and beauty. I explored the idea that feminity is ultimately an inherant performance that every woman is forced to maintain to prove her value in society, thus the Opera Theatre hat concept was born! A surreal and striking visual, that functions as an isolated view of a woman’s face on a vintage opera stage, the focus of the performance.
The hat I made out of primarily recycled materials, going through scrap bins and cardboard to bring it to life and features a functioning curtain mechanism allowing the curtains to be opened by pulling a tassel at the side of the hat.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen!

Hat Making, Styling, Creative Direction & Photography @oliviarym

Modeled by - The beautiful @llolaclark
Styling assistant - @levi_jeans__
BTS & Production assistant - @maisie_.w

A special thanks and couldn’t have done it without @clarktilly🤍 The Theatre Hat - The Feminine Performance

Through my project I aimed to portray the real life horrors modern women and women throughout history have faced to fit into a world where their value is tied to their feminity, youth and beauty. I explored the idea that feminity is ultimately an inherant performance that every woman is forced to maintain to prove her value in society, thus the Opera Theatre hat concept was born! A surreal and striking visual, that functions as an isolated view of a woman's face on a vintage opera stage, the focus of the performance. She is expected to perform an endless, demanding and unrealistic act attempting to be deemed acceptable to society as a woman.

The hat I made out of primarily recycled materials, going through scrap bins and cardboard to bring it to life and features a functioning curtain mechanism allowing the curtains to be opened by pulling a tassel at the side of the hat.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen!

Hat Making, Styling, Creative Direction & Photography @oliviarym

Modeled by - @lolaclark
Wearing - @butress silk set
Styling assistant - @levi
BTS & Production assistant - @maisie
And couldn’t have done it without - @tilly taken in London, United Kingdom by @oliviarym

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6 months ago

Cheers to the year I checked everything off my bucket list and had to make a new one. Thank you to all the new and old friends who helped make this year the best one yet <3 taken in Monte-Carlo, Monaco by @oliviarym

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4 years ago

Invasive Species - Tin Type Image Series

A personal collaborative project with hats I designed and made modelled after a daffodil, dandelion and a common lawn mushroom. Thank you so much to Riley, Levi and Wild Rabbit Vintage for making it come together so well.

Design, Concept and Sculpture @oliviarym
Shot on tin type @rileynotryan
Styled by @levi_jeans__
Mushroom collar designed by @levi_jeans__
Clothing from the wonderful @wildrabbitvintage by @oliviarym

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2 years ago

Remember when I was studying nursing? Me neither. Bye CSM! #graduated #notanurse taken in Central Saint Martins, Kings Cross by @oliviarym

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3 months ago

Inka - Sacrificial Lamb

Shoot 2/3 for my final graduate project at Central Saint Martins. Part of an analog photography triptych inspired by the lives of remarkable Polish women in history.

One of my favourite shoots I’ve ever done and I felt so lucky to have such a lovely team making it come together so beautifully

120 Kodak gold 200 shot on Mamiya c330
35mm Kodak gold shot on Nikon F3

Model @raecnaz
Concept, Direction & Photography @oliviarym
Hair, location scouting & assist @anna.lynchx
Bow design & Styling assist @levi_jeans__

And a very special thank you to @janeapovey for being so kind and going out of your way to make the shoot happen for me ❤️ I am extremely grateful.

No lambs were hurt in the production and received many many head scratches in exchange for their cooperation taken in Hemel Hemstead by @oliviarym

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4 months ago

So grateful to have had another opportunity to exhibit my Invasive Species Tin Type portrait series this time at @gallery.thebook @67yorkstreetgallery in Marylebone in London this last week!

The A1 Giclee prints feature 3 different surrealist hats inspired by a dandelion, A daffodil and a common lawn mushroom all of which I made entirely from recycled materials.

A massive thank you to everyone who came to the private view or stopped by over the last few days of the exhibition. I am so abundantly grateful for everyone who stopped by and overwhelmed by the response and interest in my work and the series:)

Thank you so much to @prune.cornuche for inviting me to be part of this exhibition and being so so lovely and patient with me while organising this during the busiest last couple months in my life. I am so grateful for the chance to have my work as part of your exhibition ❤️

Another massive thank you to @rileynotryan who I wouldn’t have been able to make this series happen without❤️

Additionally thank you so so much @fevertree.rich @fevertreemixers for being so generous and providing some of my favourite drinks for the opening night.

And finally thank you to all my lovely friends who came to support me ❤️ I feel so loved and so grateful to have such a lovely community in London. taken in 67 York Street Gallery by @oliviarym

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3 months ago

Agent Zo - Elżbieta Zawacka

Shoot 3/3 from my final graduate project at Central Saint Martins. Part of an analog photography triptych inspired by the lives of real Polish women in history.

Taken on 35mm & 120 film this self-portrait, reimagines Zawacka in an early 1900s blue suit (kindly loaned to us for the show by the incredible @thomasfarthinglondon ) , echoing the practical uniforms worn by wartime couriers. She is depicted carrying an oversized, bundle of parcels on her back, symbolising the immense responsibility placed upon her within Poland’s wartime resistance. The work highlights her unique position as the only woman to undertake this role, operating at the heart of the Polish struggle against occupation.

Elżbieta Zawacka, known by the codename “Zo,” was a Polish resistance fighter, courier, and intelligence operative during the Second World War. Elżbieta was one of the only women to serve as an emissary for the Polish Underground State and Home Army during World War II. She undertook dangerous missions, carrying intelligence, documents, and messages between the Polish resistance and other parts of occupied Europe. Zawacka is recognised as one of the most remarkable figures of the Polish resistance, completing more than 100 wartime border crossings as a courier.

Thank you so much to my lovely team who helped me make this happen and on a 32° day

Concept, creative direction, parcel backpack design & modeling @oliviarym
Photography assistants @alecj4frato @levi_jeans__
Lighting assist @alecj4frato
production asssist @rosekessler_
Styling @levi_jeans__

Special thanks to @thomasfarthinglondon for allowing us to use one of the amazing suits from their new collection taken in Central Saint Martins, Kings Cross by @oliviarym

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4 months ago

My final graduate project outcome at @csm_news @csmgraphics

Forgotten Heroines: Challenging Cultural Erasure & Reclaiming Polish Identity Through Visual Storytelling.

Against the tendency for Poland’s international identity to be defined by tragedy, loss, and historical trauma, this project explores how visual storytelling can recover overlooked narratives and expand cultural memory. Through surrealist set design, analogue photography, and practical image-making, three women from Polish history are reimagined as contemporary folk heroes. Presented as a triptych within bespoke Wycinanki-inspired opening frames, each portrait reveals bilingual contextual text, encouraging audiences to uncover hidden histories through an act of discovery.

Featuring the remarkable stories of Elżbieta (Agent Zo) Zawacka, Emilia Plater and Danuta Siedzikówna (Inka)

Thank you to the massive list of people who helped make this happen with extra special thanks to:

@levi_jeans__
@wallispictures
@anna.lynchx
@raecnaz
@alecj4frato
@harry.callisto
@golodnyy_kron__
@rosekessler_
@steliossgeor
@thevintagearchive
And the guys at the loan store for dealing with all my equipment rentals and the technicians!
So grateful to be finishing my degree at Central Saint martins with this project thank means so much to me 🩷 taken in Central Saint Martins, Kings Cross by @oliviarym

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4 months ago

Emilia Plater - “The Polish Joan of Arc”

My first shoot from my final graduate project at @csmgraphics @csm_news exploring the stories of iconic Polish women throughout history through surrealist photographs. A symbol of Polish nationalism Emilia Plater was a Polish aristocrat in the early 1800s who joined the uprising against Russian invasion and became a commander within the army.

The set was constructed with no budget and the botanical displays I made are made of mostly weeds I found in our back garden along with some sticks I spray painted red.

Shot on film #kodakgold #120film #filmphotography

Concept/ Creative Direction, Styling, Set Design & Photography - @oliviarym

Model - @golodnyy_kron__
Styling Assistant & BTS - @levi_jeans__
Dress by - @bardencorp
Vintage Jacket Loan - @thevintagearchive
Backdrop illustrated by - @steliossgeor
Makeup - @makeupbymarisaath
Production assist - @leonie_w_hk @inescryer taken in Central Saint Martins, Kings Cross by @oliviarym

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5 months ago

Inside the projects from CSM Shows 2026.

Forgotten Heroines: Challenging Cultural Erasure & Reclaiming Polish Identity Through Visual Storytelling by Olivia Rym @oliviarym explores how visual storytelling can recover overlooked histories and expand cultural memory.

The project focuses on three women from Polish history: Elżbieta Zawacka, Emilia Plater and Danuta Siedzikówna, reimagining their stories through analogue photography, surrealist set design and interactive Wycinanki-inspired frames.

Through this work, the project opens up conversations around Polish identity, feminist history, intergenerational memory and the hidden narratives that risk being lost over time.
Photos courtesy of the artist.

Photography courtesy of Olivia by @oliviarym

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4 months ago

Merrit double wide wool trousers designed and made by @levi_jeans__ @leviwebb.designs creative directed styled and shot by @oliviarym

Vintage cotton sailor hat co-designed by @oliviarym and @levi_jeans__ @leviwebb.designs

The trousers feature an extra high waistband with a triple buttoned extended tab closure. Crafted from a rich dark blue striped thick wool flannel that was donated scrap material, these pants were crafted with sustainability as a focus.

The silhouette of these trouser’s was heavily inspired by 70s women’s maxi skirts with a thick waistband and adapted into a tailored pair of men’s trousers. Inspiration was also taken from the flowy movable high waisted 1920s“oxford bags” trousers that rose to popularity amongst the Northern Soul dance movement in London in the 60s/70s.

The hat was inspired by “Dixie Cup” sailor hats from the 1890s. Made using a vintage cotton to give an aged appearance. Featuring long detachable under-chin straps that can be fashioned into a bow.

Modeled by the great @mckiinnon Merrit double wide wool trousers designed and made by @levi_jeans__ @leviwebb.designs creative directed styled and shot by @oliviarym

Vintage cotton sailor hat co-designed by @oliviarym and @levi_jeans__ @leviwebb.designs

The trousers feature an extra high waistband with a triple buttoned extended tab closure. Crafted from a rich dark blue striped thick wool flannel that was donated scrap material, these pants were crafted with sustainability as a focus.

The silhouette of these trouser’s was heavily inspired by 70s women’s maxi skirts with a thick waistband and adapted into a tailored pair of men’s trousers. Inspiration was also taken from the flowy movable high waisted 1920s“oxford bags” trousers that rose to popularity amongst the Northern Soul dance movement in London in the 60s/70s.

The hat was inspired by “Dixie Cup” sailor hats from the 1890s. Made using a vintage cotton to give an aged appearance. Featuring long detachable under-chin straps that can be fashioned into a bow.

Modeled by the great @mckinnon ! taken in London, United Kingdom by @oliviarym

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10 months ago

@jmboniface on film #35mm taken in London, United Kingdom by @oliviarym

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2 years ago