A series of images created during the extraordinary time of Britain’s lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic is to go on display.
Photographer JJ Waller, from Brighton, photographed more than 100 people and families from behind windows, doors and balconies across the city in 2020.
The result was an exceptional testimony to the personal experiences of the pandemic.
“I was privileged in gaining insight into many personal stories as far reaching as those experiencing the death of a relative to the many who had found lockdown a fulfilling experience,” said Mr Waller.
“For me it was an intense period of picture making that fated me to be out working when most people were locked down or self-isolating. Quite often I was a welcome interruption to the humdrum of the day.”
This new show is one of the very first public photography exhibitions that looks back to work made during that unprecedented time.
It consists of 30 large prints (900cm x 900cm) mounted to nine stone filled bastions on Brighton seafront, near the i360.
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Each image is paired with quotes from people who contacted JJ Waller and asked to participate in the project.
His format was a simple accessible idea to photograph individuals and families looking out through the windows of their homes.
JJ Waller said: “Although only a few short years ago the time felt right to relook at the work after I recently posted some of the portraits on my Instagram account.
“The response reminded me of the poignancy of the images, people were emotionally moved as the images stirred deep set memories and feelings of such a bizarre and significant part of our recent lives.”
Former MP for Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas said of the photos: "Lockdown offers a powerful insight into an extraordinary period in our history.
“These images - poignant, funny, wistful, defiant - perfectly capture the pain of enforced separation, the longing for human contact, and the overwhelming desire to communicate. And through them all, even as people’s lives are put on hold, as if in suspended animation, the human spirit shines bright, offering hope and inspiration at a time of fear and uncertainty."
The photos are on display for free from today to September 30.
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