{"product_id":"ro-robertson-skinny-dip","title":"Ro Robertson, Skinny Dip","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing an essay by Eleanor Clayton, Head of Collections and Exhibitions at The Hepworth Wakefield, and a conversation with artist Alice Channer, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSkinny Dip\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoffers an in-depth survey of Ro Robertson's work over the past five years. Clayton’s essay delves into Robertson’s oeuvre and exhibition history, including The Hepworth Wakefield, Yorkshire Sculpture Park and The Sainsbury Centre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorwich, culminating in the solo exhibition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ribs Begin to Rise\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat the Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art, Sunderland. Comprising sculpture, works on paper, installation and video, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ribs Begin to Rise\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereveals the full gamut of the artist’s achievement to date. In the final section of the book, documented by photographer Camilla Greenwell, Robertson and artist Alice Channer walk the Coast Path of West Cornwall, discussing everything from influences such as Barbara Hepworth and Marlow Moss to ideas around collective bodies and industrial processes – and art as a love letter to place and community.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-26f418cc-7fff-69ee-2e88-57bcb1340123\"\u003eRo Robertson \u003c\/b\u003e(they\/them) (b. 1984, Sunderland, UK) is based in West Cornwall, at the historic Porthmeor Studios, St Ives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign: Kaiya Waerea\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-0369-6641-6\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: November 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook: 280 x 233 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Maximillian William, London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted in an edition of 500 by KOPA, Biruliškės, Lithuania\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Hepworth Wakefield Enterprises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56859253145975,"sku":"30059","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1313\/2059\/files\/SkinnyDipBookFront_Petr_Photography.png?v=1773225335","url":"https:\/\/shop.hepworthwakefield.org\/products\/ro-robertson-skinny-dip","provider":"The Hepworth Wakefield Enterprises","version":"1.0","type":"link"}