Ron Gittins (1939 – 2019) was an outsider/folk artist residing in Birkenhead, Merseyside.
Ron rented the first-floor flat within a large house in my hometown of Birkenhead. He turned the entire space around him into a living artwork; muralled ceilings, walls, floors, and most notably gigantic cement fireplace sculptures which I'm told Ron would causally cook his dinner in. A non-stop artist, Ron's place is covered in curios of everyday life that give you a hint of how he lived, mixed with marvelously odd and fascinating art pieces that give you a hint of how he thought.
Until his death in 2019, Ron's place remained more or less a secret to the outside world. It was a privilege to be allowed inside to photograph his flat.
Until his death in 2019, Ron's place remained more or less a secret to the outside world. It was a privilege to be allowed inside to photograph his flat.