In addition to the collaborative performance video, Rachel has shared her story as part of the campaign, in a video that can be viewed above.
Fifteen years ago, Rachel, who has a life-long lung condition, was diagnosed with retinoschisis – a disorder that splits the eye's retina into two layers.
The talented artist, who recently performed at the National Lottery’s ParalympicsGB Homecoming event, turned her life’s passion into a means of championing those with visual impairment, and of working to empower others to find a voice to expose and challenge prejudice.
In her campaign video, Rachel said: “I can remember the first moment I was told that I had quite a serious eye problem. It was as if I’d sort of been punched in my chest. It was quite terrifying.
“I remember coming home and I made a sculpture in my studio with my eyes closed because I was thinking ‘how is all this creativity going to come out in another way?’
“And then one day I realised, you get on with this or you give up.
“And I was not going to give up. Never.”
Rachel’s visual impairment becomes a component of her artwork, she communicates her way of ‘seeing’ people in portraiture and in interpreting the world around her.
Her lung condition – the treatment of which requires life-saving injections by means of a syringe-driver administered at minute intervals – facilitates the exploration of fragility and resilience.
Of the campaign, Rachel said: “Ultimately, I hope this project empowers individuals who are experiencing vision loss.”
For more information on the Change Maker campaign, click , and to view Rachel’s Change Maker’s biography in full, click .
More on Rachel and her work can also be found on her website, .