Christopher Cristóbal Newberry Retana

He has an obsessive interest in disentangling truth from "alternative truth" in the ‘post-truth’world.

Christopher Cristóbal was born in Mexico City on 15.11.51 – a palindrome.

He travelled to Europe on a one-way air ticket, hitchhiking for several months and winding up in London

He has directed documentaries and educational television programmes and worked as a professional photographer. He is author of two books on architecture and sociall history: "Look Up! Winchester" and "Look Up! Salisbury".

He has gone through several transitions in the past 15 years or so. From Platonic Views (images which seem real, but aren't), to "Lockdown" (images created during Covid lockdowns), to Abstracted, where images taken from reality are transformed into their essence.

Universidad Ibero Americana, in Mexico City. Communication Science.

The Other Art Fair, London, July 1-4, 2021. Dean Clough Galleries in Halifax, England, March-May 2020.  National Art Museum in Constanta, Romania, September (2019); the Creative Innovation Centre in Taunton; Hampshire Open Studios, Winchester; The Link Gallery, University of Winchester, The Tower Arts Centre, Winchester; Creates Gallery, Bournemouth; Southampton Art House; Oxmarket Art Gallery in Chichester and Chester International Photo Festival 2025.