Lightbox Gallery: On Ground by Simon Gabriel

On Ground by Simon Gabriel, opening 19 July

Lightbox Gallery showcases photographic work exclusively developed using traditional film and darkroom techniques.

Located at Ropes & Twines, Bold Street, one of Liverpool’s hippest and busiest high streets, the gallery will run a year-round programme of exhibits and occasional talks and workshops.

The gallery has been created by a group of creatives who have a love for traditional photography. We hope to build a community around this passion and engage with those who are purveyors, masters, or fresh to the practice of this visual form.

Long term aims of the gallery

The gallery is looking to create a network of project-based photographers, artists, and creators who value traditional film and darkroom processes. It will bring new and old work to a wide audience and be part of the revival of traditional photographic practices.

Established in 2018 we opened our doors with the idea to provide simple, well sourced and excellent quality ingredients to the people of Liverpool.

Since then much has changed in terms of layout – we now have a full (ever changing) wine shelf and retail space at the front of the shop. However our ethos has not; we still pride ourselves on excellent service and some of the best coffee and wine in the city.

We’ve added a basement bar that is available to hire for events and have expanded into the world of cocktails. As ever, our ingredients for these are simple, focussing on the quality of spirits with the help of subtle flavours.

The gallery space along the walls at Ropes is still ever changing showcasing photographers from all over the world with the help of 6by6.