HackelBury Fine Art opens an exhibition of works by Taylor Wessing Prize winner Alys Tomlinson
With school proms cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the easing of lockdown, Tomlinson photographed 44 teenagers near her home in North London, all dressed up in their prom outfits.
LONDON
.-HackelBury Fine Art, London is presenting Lost Summer a solo exhibition of new work by Alys Tomlinson. The Lost Summer series consists of Tomlinson´s recent prom portraits photographed in June 2020 as lockdown eased and is accompanied by Night Wanderings, taken during lockdown as part of the artists daily exercise. The prom portraits capture the poignancy of a lost summer for teenagers who were unable to sit their school exams or mark this significant step in growing up and leaving school.