W17 Gallery
Neighbouring Facades
A photographic exhibition by Stephen Hobbs
Workshop17 Hyde Park Corner
Jan Smuts Avenue, Hyde Park, Johannesburg
1 October to 31 December 2026
Artwork: Glass Camouflage: Signs of a Transforming City
"Hobbs documents a city disguised in plain sight, in reflection, in obfuscation, and in camouflage, shaped by colonial and apartheid rule, caught in the middle."
Artwork: Glass Camouflage: White Balconies
Selected works
Showing at Workshop17 Hyde Park Corner
Citizens of The Mirage City
Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R25, 320 (incl. framing) ex VAT
End of Cities: Constitution Hill
Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R8, 440 (incl. framing) ex VAT
End of Cities: Hillbrow
Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R8, 440 (incl. framing) ex VAT
End of Cities: Joburg Shops
Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R8, 440 (incl. framing) ex VAT
End of Cities: M2
Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R8, 440 (incl. framing) ex VAT
End of Cities: Ponte
Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R8, 440 (incl. framing) ex VAT
Glass Camouflage: White Balconies
Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R8, 440 (incl. framing) ex VAT
Glass Camouflage: Scaff Build
Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R8, 440 (incl. framing) ex VAT
Glass Camouflage: Transforming City Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R8, 440 (incl. framing) ex VAT
End of Cities: Braamfontein
Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R8, 440 (incl. framing) ex VAT
End of Cities: End Street
Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R8, 440 (incl. framing) ex VAT
Light Camouflage: Bradlows
Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R8, 440 (incl. framing) ex VAT
Light Camouflage: Characters
Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R8, 440 (incl. framing) ex VAT
Light Camouflage: Blue Red
Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R8, 440 (incl. framing) ex VAT
Light Camouflage: T
Archival inkjet prints on cotton rag paper, editions of 6.
R8, 440 (incl. framing) ex VAT
Meet the Artist
Stephen Hobbs
Multi-media Johannesburg-born artist Hobbs is fascinated by how a city’s defensive planning shapes the way its people behave, and has spent three decades dedicated to documenting architecture and the built environment, art and war, and the body.
He works across print, models, video and photography, installations, murals and commissions, working with David Krut Projects in Johannesburg and New York and recently with W17 Gallery at Workshop17. He holds a BAFA (Hons) from Wits, is a fellow of the Ampersand Foundation and the Cities Leadership Forum Johannesburg, and co-directs the collective The Trinity Session.
2025 Porous Structures, David Krut Projects
2024 Man Shouting in Distance, Wits Art Museum
2024 The Visitors, David Krut Projects
2023 A Short Life with Bungalow Bliss II, Cork
Recent solo shows
Meet the Art Curator
W17 Gallery
Headed up by Claudia Bentel, Gallery Director, who curates and consults on all things art. Her vision for the gallery is to promote artists and their practice, educate people about art, and create impactful spaces.