Exhibition: Christopher Hope-Fitch: Brutalism in Colour

Brutalism sheds its grey reputation and is given a polychromatic reimagining at Gareth Gardner Gallery during London Festival of Architecture.

Photographer Christopher Hope-Fitch presents his long-term project ‘Brutalism in Colour’, revealing the multitude of textures, geometries and hidden colours within brutalist architecture, encouraging viewers to revisit buildings they may have overlooked as bleak and boring.

The exhibition presents a selection from over 100 locations captured by Hope-Fitch during the last seven years. At first glance they may be mistaken for thermal images, but are actually long-exposure night-time digital photographs. Bold colour variations come from different light sources and surfaces, amplified in post-production.

The colourful project is a reaction to Hope-Fitch's past experience as a professional monochrome hand printer. His project is influenced by the supersaturated work of Italian Giallo movie directors such as Mario Bava.