Author: Rochelle Roberts

Rochelle Roberts is a writer based in London. Her poetry has been published or is forthcoming with Visual Verse, Severine, Eye Flash Poetry, Merak magazine, Streetcake magazine and blood orange. In 2019 her poem On Being an Angel, inspired by Francesca Woodman's photography, was shortlisted for Streetcake magazine's Experimental Writing Prize. By day, Rochelle works as Assistant Editor for the art publisher Lund Humphries. You can read her work on her website or follow her on Twitter (@rochellerart) and Instagram (@rocheller).

It All Comes Down at the Barbican

10th March 202110th March 2021 Rochelle Roberts

Bringing together thirteen emerging artists between the ages of 16-25, the Barbican’s latest exhibition, It All Comes Down, explores how young people navigate the world and approach their artistic practise during the pandemic.

Postcards in Isolation 28: Somaya Critchlow and Dorothea Tanning’s Interior with Sudden Joy, 1951

15th October 202015th October 2020 Rochelle Roberts

In the final postcard of her series, Rochelle Roberts reflects on the last few months since the first lockdown, and finds comfort and hope in the artwork of Somaya Critchlow and Dorothea Tanning’s Interior with Sudden Joy, 1951.

Postcards in Isolation 4: Dorothea Tanning, Birthday, 1942

2nd May 20202nd May 2020 Rochelle Roberts

For the fourth piece in her continued series, Rochelle Roberts reflects on Dorothea Tanning’s monumental and transformative self-portrait, Birthday, 1942, and considers the prospect of the end to coronavirus.

Postcards in Isolation 3: Eileen Agar, Angel of Anarchy, 1936-40

20th April 20202nd May 2020 Rochelle Roberts

In her third piece from a self-conceived series, Rochelle Roberts reflects on Eileen Agar’s Angel of Anarchy, 1936-40, a striking and evocative object that embodies current feelings of sadness, inaccessibility and loneliness.

Postcards in Isolation 2: Dorothy Cross, Virgin Shroud, 1993

14th April 20202nd May 2020 Rochelle Roberts

In these times of social distancing and remote learning, visual art can still offer us consolation. Here, as part of her second piece in a rolling self-conceived series, Rochelle Roberts reflects on Dorothy Cross’ sculpture, Virgin Shroud, 1993.

Postcards in Isolation 1: Claude Cahun, Self-Portrait (as weight trainer), 1927

29th March 20202nd May 2020 Rochelle Roberts

During these times of self-isolation and remote learning, visual art can still be a source of inspiration. Here, Rochelle Roberts reflects on Claude Cahun’s notable work, Self-Portrait (as weight trainer).

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