Deborah Engel (b. 1977, Palo Alto, California) is a contemporary artist whose multidisciplinary practice explores the intersections of photography, sculpture, and spatial perception. Based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Engel has developed a distinctive body of work that expands the traditional boundaries of photography, transforming two-dimensional images into immersive objects that challenge how we see, interpret, and navigate visual space.Working with photography as both image and material, Engel creates sculptural compositions that shift according to the viewer's position. Through the use of relief, fragmentation, layering, and manipulated perspective, her works reveal unexpected depth and movement, dissolving the distinction between photograph and sculpture. What initially appears fixed and stable becomes fluid and dynamic, inviting an active engagement with the act of looking itself.Central to Engel's practice is an investigation of perception and the instability of visual experience. Her works examine the relationship between reality and representation, encouraging viewers to question assumptions about space, memory, and certainty. Balancing conceptual rigor with a poetic sensibility, she constructs visual environments that unfold gradually, rewarding movement, curiosity, and sustained observation.Often described as both architectural and cinematic, Engel's compositions create a dialogue between image, object, and environment. By transforming photographs into physical structures, she expands the medium beyond documentation and representation, positioning it as a site of spatial and psychological exploration.Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout Brazil, including notable solo exhibitions such as Vertigem (2019), Entrelinhas (2022), and Arapuca (2024). Through her innovative approach to expanded photography, Deborah Engel has established herself as a distinctive voice in contemporary Brazilian art, continuously redefining the possibilities of photographic practice and perceptual experience.