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Lockdown portraits on display at seafront location

News imageJJ Waller A little girl in a red t-shirt looks through a textured and stained glass window next to a blue door and a red brick wall. JJ Waller
News imageJJ Waller A woman and three children playfully look through their window - which has pictures of rainbows in it. Their window is surrounded by a bright yellow wall with the number 25 on it. The adjacent property is blue. Out front on the pavement there are two green wheelie bins and one smaller green recycling box lying on its side. JJ Waller
An exhibition of lockdown portraits has opened on Brighton's seafront
Artist JJ Waller photographed 100 families and individuals through windows, doors and balconies

A photography exhibition of lockdown-themed portraits has opened on Brighton's seafront.

Photographer JJ Waller snapped 100 families and individuals through windows, doors and balconies during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.

The 30 prints measuring 900cm x 600cm are on display next to the city's i360 until 30 September.

The artist said: "It was an intense period of picture making that fated me to be out working when most people were locked down or self-isolating.”

The UK went into lockdown in March 2020 and restrictions eased from May until November's second lockdown.

A third lockdown was put into place in January 2021 which was completely lifted in August that year.

Mr Waller said: "Quite often I was a welcome interruption to the humdrum of the day."

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