Gavin Wallace, portrait of the poet Roger Robinson, 01/01, ...

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£150

Gavin Wallace, portrait of the poet Roger Robinson, 01/01, framed, signed verso, 52cm x 42cm overall

Roger is a writer and educator who has taught and performed worldwide and is an experienced workshop leader and lecturer on poetry. He’s a TS Eliot and Ondaatje prize winning poet, he was also chosen by Decibel as one of 50 writers who have influenced the black-British writing canon. Portrait taken as part of Gavin’s project Place Where We Dwell that focuses on people in Northampton that are making a difference in the community, pushing their creativity and making Northampton a better place to live and work. First shown at Gavin’s Place Where We Dwell Chapter 2 Exhibition, December 2023. Taken on a Hasselblad H5D Medium Format camera and printed on Epson SCP900 using 300gsm Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta Satin paper.

Gavin Wallace is a socially aware, non-conformist photographer from Northampton, fusing an anti-establishment politic, with classical portraiture. Growing up in a working-class household, Gavin found little comfort in institutions that failed to inspire self-expression, turning instead to art and music.

With no formal training, Gavin began taking photos at dance music events in his mid-twenties and within a few short years found himself working with some of the biggest names in Drum & Bass, pioneering a photographic aesthetic that has been mimicked by photographers ever since. Maturing into a fine art photographer, Gavin has transformed the shadow of an unstable childhood into a torch highlighting socially vital messages, services and ordinary people living vibrant and courageous lives.