Ruby June

Ruby June — Photography and Directing

Immersed in Wonderland

New York, NY

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I work with brands, artists, and studios who want visuals that can’t be ignored. My practice spans photography, directing, styling, set design, writing, and design- making ideas feel inevitable, like they were waiting to exist. The result: work that lands harder, lives longer, and stays unforgettable.

Ruby June seated on an orange sofa in the Museum of Ruby June

The Museum Of

Ruby June

The Museum of Ruby June is a preserved house transformed into a living archive. Every room is a work of art, a time capsule from a decade when life was lived under extraordinary constraint and later reimagined in absurd, hyperbolic installations. Domestic space became stage, memory became artifact: a bathroom lined with security cameras, a doormat hiding endless keys, swimsuits built from replica foods.

From these objects emerged a larger project now entering the world as a book, currently in editing. The book functions as both catalog and cultural document, situating the installations within a broader narrative. It captures the house as emotional architecture — an experiment in turning survival into spectacle, and transforming a decade of enforced secrecy into an intimate, surreal story few would believe possible.

In the spirit of Orhan Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence, the Museum of Ruby June blurs the boundaries between artifact and story, life and art. It is not simply a house or an exhibition but a cultural statement already attracting attention as one of the most ambitious narrative projects of its kind.

Bathroom lit in red, with security cameras and rows of mannequin hands around the sink and window.
A lifted doormat reveals dozens of keys at the Museum entrance.
A cabinet lined with snapshots holds mannequin heads, a Barbie case, and collected objects.
A torso mannequin wears a bikini made from replica pizza slices.
A handmade Museum of Ruby June sign hangs above the entrance.
A view through a pink, art-filled doorway into a kitchen with a multicolored floor.
A wall crowded with small mirrors, framed pictures, ornaments, and a plaque reading Cherished.
A torso mannequin wears a bikini top made from two cartons of replica French fries.
Pink feathers hang in front of a framed Man’s Ruin poster.
An orange sofa and glass coffee table in a room filled with patterned curtains, artwork, and objects.
A mannequin in a pink dress stands beside a window and a red lampshade.
A miniature figure holds an EXIT sign on a tiny staircase beneath a bread-shaped wall ornament.
A kitchen counter with hand-shaped utensil holders, a toaster, and a framed portrait.
The Museum entrance, with colored glass door panels, potted plants, and overhanging branches.
An art-filled room with a blue cloud-patterned desk, pink chair, and colorful branching ceiling light.
A close-up of a replica cake decorated with icing, strawberries, and small insects.
A torso mannequin in a dark top and patterned skirt wears a broad red belt.
A red lamp above a jar of colorful balls and a bowl on a crowded countertop.
A living room with striped chairs, an orange sofa, bright curtains, and a red ceiling light.
A white stove decorated with colorful food shapes beside a multicolored kitchen floor.
A narrow closet lined from floor to ceiling with photographs and shelves of collected objects.
Two mannequin heads, one in a black cat mask and the other wearing sunglasses and a curly wig.
A pale door covered with small signs, with two fire extinguishers mounted alongside.
A wall of framed signs and mementos, including a sign reading Thank you for not smoking.
A mannequin wearing sunglasses and a feathered garment beside round mirrors and a dresser.
A black rotary telephone labeled Audio Guide sits on a mirrored mosaic cylinder beneath a collection of hats.
A seated mannequin figure beside the Museum’s colored-glass entrance, surrounded by plants.

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