The Lightbox Exhibitions with Rosalind Hobley

© Rosalind Hobley

We are delighted to be partnering with Lambeth Council in curating and delivering The Lightbox Exhibitions for the next two years. The exhibitions will bring a rich atmosphere and artistic expression to the area and are intended to inspire, provoke and stimulate conversation through the photography on display. This first exhibition (March 24 - September 2024) is by photographer, Rosalind Hobley. 

Rosalind Hobley is a London based artist working with the early photographic process of Cyanotype, where watercolour paper is coated with chemicals and exposed with a large format negative. The resulting prints are a characteristic blue colour.

Rosalind received a BA Hons in Fine Art Sculpture from Maidstone College of Art and went on to be the recipient of the Create Church St Grant; LCN Scholarship; awarded first place in the Alternative Processes Series of the 16th Julia Margaret Cameron Award, and an Honourable Mention in the Portrait Series. 

Her 'Swimmer' series are about the pleasure and freedom of being in the water. She is a keen swimmer herself and passionate about promoting the accessibility of swimming for all. Her work has featured in many publications, as well as the RA Summer Exhibitions and juried shows at the Turner Contemporary and Hastings Contemporary Galleries and others.

This project includes work made at this site (Brixton Rec), and she says ‘I particularly enjoyed making an artwork that includes Brixton Rec as I used to swim here about 30 years ago. It was lovely to work here with local swimmers and lifeguards. I really appreciate the support of Photofusion, Lambeth Council and the team at the Recreation Centre for all their help and input.

For further information on Rosalind Hobley and to find out how these prints were made (as well as the opportunity to buy limited edition prints of these swimmers), visit the website: https://www.rosalindhobley.com/swimmers.

NOTE: The Lightbox exhibitions are a collaboration between Lambeth Council and Photofusion. The installation of the lightboxes has been funded by the Revitalising Brixton’s Rec Quarter project, which has invested in creating new workspace in the Rec, renovating the Rec’s existing shop units with lit signage and double-glazed shopfronts, and revitalising the public facing areas of the Rec and concourse with new lighting and the restoration of original signage. The Revitalising Brixton’s Rec Quarter project received £2.17m from the Mayor of London’s Good Growth Fund which was matched by Lambeth Council and Stride. The ongoing management of Lightbox exhibitions has been funded for two years by the project, Active Lambeth and Photofusion from March 2024 – March 2026.