Dazzle City | Stephen Hobbs

A digital collage of the buildings in Johannesburg, "Dazzle City" is printed on a metallic vinyl with a clear coat finish.

"For the past three decades, Hobbs's practice has been underpinned by three core
interest areas: architecture and the built environment, art and war, and anatomy and
the body. Johannesburg, his hometown has served as a critical reference point for his
artistic insights into the - apartheid city turned African city - with a particular interest
in the impact of defensive urban planning and architecture on the behavioural
aspects of city and society. Printmaking, model making, video and photography serve
as foundations for large-scale installations and commissions, simultaneously offering
audiences access to a variety of editioned and serialised works. Much of this effort
has been facilitated through close collaboration with David Krut Projects in South
Africa and New York. Hobbs is a fellow of the Ampersand Foundation, co-director of
the trans-disciplinary artists collective The Trinity Session and visiting critic at the
Graduate School of Architecture, University of Johannesburg. Hobbs has had
numerous solo exhibitions in South Africa and abroad, and has participated in
residencies in North America, Europe, and Africa. His work can be found in public and
private collections in South Africa, Europe, and the USA."