Key details
Jim Hobbs
Programme Leader for MA Digital Arts
Jim Hobbs began teaching at the University of Greenwich as a Visiting Lecturer in 2009, where his role had been the development of visual communication approaches across the departments of Architecture and Design. Currently, he is a Senior Lecturer within CPDA where his role has been expanded to include teaching across all the years and acting as an artist-in-residence. He has a strong interest in the role that Fine Art plays within the Digital Art and Design fields in particular how Fine Art approaches can be incorporated into these areas to blur the boundaries.
As an artist, Hobbs' work utilises a variety of media including 16mm film, digital video, installation, site-specific work, drawing, sculpture, sound and photography. Currently his work and research investigate the personal and social implications of loss, oblivion, history, memory and the subsequent acts of remembrance/memorialisation. The work bears particular focus on how the use of architecture and monuments become a type of physical manifestation of that which is absent, and how these "stand-ins'' can be used, manipulated, etc. More recently, his work has moved into the realm of filmic installations, utilising film and video as a time based material and medium to investigate these concerns. Intrinsically interlinked with this is a constant questioning of the role of the analogue within the digital age & how it functions, if it can override associations with nostalgia, and notions of the quality of image and how that relates to memory.
Responsibilities within the university
DESI 1213 - Experimental Studio Practices 1st year BA (Course Leader)
DESI 1219 - Design Research Project 3rd Year BA (Course Leader 2015-6)
ARCT 1016/ARCT 1003 - Design and Communication, 1st Year BA (Course Leader)
DESI 1085 - Narrative and Sequence, 2nd Year BA (Course Leader)
DESI 1042/1044 â- Final Major Project, 3rd Year BA (Course Leader)
Lecturer for MA Digital Arts
Artist in Residence organising external exhibitions for individual work/research and projects for students and alumni
Continuing to develop CPDA's research outputs and public facing outreach
Awards
MFA Sculpture, Slade School of Fine Art/University College London, UK; BFA Sculpture, Ohio University, USA; BA Art Education, Ohio University, USA
Recent publications
Book
Hobbs, James and , (2020), Moribund State(s) - Exhibition Catalogue/Artist Book. Project 78 Press. In: , , In: Calvin Power, James Hobbs (eds.), . Project 78 Press, UK (1st) . ISBN: 9781838133108 (doi: https://www.project78gallery.com/product-page/moribund-state-s-limited-edition-catalogue) NB Item availability restricted.
Book section
Hobbs, James and , (2020), Nature Morte: Examining the sonic and visual potential of a 16mm film. Focal Press. In: , , In: Andrew Knight-Hill (ed.), Sound and Image. Focal Press, London (1st) . pp. 219-225 . ISBN: 9780429295102 (doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429295102-15).
Edited book
Papadaki, Elena , Arfaras, Mihalis, Schizakis, Stamatis, Garcia, Carla Ambrósio , Dare, Eleanor , Beveridge, Patrick , Hobbs, James , Knight-Hill, Andrew , Menotti, Gabriel , Ploeger, Dani (2020), Exhibiting the Analogue, Exhibiting the Digital: Afterthoughts on an exhibition. University of Greenwich Galleries / Incandescent Square. In: , , , . University of Greenwich Galleries / Incandescent Square, London . ISBN: 9780957343047 (doi: ).
Exhibition
Hobbs, James and , Jones, Patrick (2025), For Want of (not) Measuring at The Revelator, Glasgow, UK. In: The Revelator, 18-19 October 2025, Glasgow, UK , . , (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted
Hobbs, James and , (2025), "Polarities - Dischord", Irida, Athens, Greece. In: Polarities - Dischord, 08 Feb 2025, Athens, Greece , . , (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted
Bual, Savinder , Hobbs, Jim, Payne, Simon, Vallance, Andrew (2025), Contact (pt 2): an exhibition at New Arts Project, London. In: Contact (Part 2), 18 January - 8 February, 2025, New Art Projects, 357 City Road, London, EC1V 1LR , . , . ISBN: 9781739652159 (doi: https://newartprojects.com/events/contact-part-2/) NB Item availability restricted
Hobbs, James and , (2024), MONO NO AWARE XVIII Festival of Cinema Arts Live performance of H(xy)/V(z)=Ø. In: MONO XVIII Cinema Arts Festival, 04-08 Dec 2024, New York, USA , . , (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted
Hobbs, James and , (2024), "H(xy)/V(z)=Ø" at Critical Shifts Exhibition, Barin Han, Istanbul, Turkey. In: Critical Shifts, 03 Oct - 30 Nov 2024, Istanbul, Turkey , . , (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted
Jaar, Alfredo , Antoniou, Klitsa, Ressler, Oliver, Cahen, Robert , O’Malley, Niamh , Tsitsopoulos, Filippos , Hobbs, James , et., al. , kilowArt platform , Cut Contemporary Fine Arts Lab (2024), Black Sun at Carbon Tierra Biennale. In: Carbon Tierra Biennale 1 (International Video Screenings and Performances) : "Cut Contemporary Fine Arts Lab", 27th - 29th September, 2024, Ptolemadia, Greece , . , (doi: https://kilowartplatform.gr) NB Item availability restricted
Hobbs, James and , (2024), Polarities - Summer Rethymno. In: POLARITIES SUMMER RETHYMNO, 09 Aug 2024, Crete, Greece , . , (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted
Hobbs, James and , (2024), "For Want of (not) Measuring" at Project 78 and Solaris Gallery. In: For Want of (not) Measuring, 03-31 Aug 2024, St. Leonards on Sea, UK , . , (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted
Hobbs, James , Waterworth, David, Kennedy, Stephen (2024), "For Want of (Not) Measuring". In: For Want of (Not) Measuring, 25th Jan - 24th Feb 2024, Stephen Lawrence Gallery, University of Greenwich , . , (doi: http://www.greenwichunigalleries.co.uk/for-want-of-not-measuring/)
Hobbs, James and , Cutler, Amy (2023), "Species Piracy". In: Species Piracy, 14th Dec, 2023, Iklectik, London , . , (doi: https://ra.co/events/1773037)
Hobbs, James and , Vari, Mhairi (2023), Sound/Image 2023 Exhibition. Curated by Jim Hobbs & Mhairi Vari. In: Sound/Image 2023 Exhibition, 14th - 16th Nov, 2023, Stephen Lawrence Gallery, University of Greenwich , . , (doi: https://www.gre.ac.uk/research/activity/las/soundimage-conference-and-festival)
Hobbs, James and , Crabbe, Jono (Ojon) (2023), "Nature Morte" and "H(xy)/V(z)=Ø". In: Beyond Beck Road II: Underline II: Live expanded cinema performance curated by Andrew Vallance and Jenny Baines, 16th Sep, 2023, Open House, Hackney, London , . , (doi: https://programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/8270)
Hobbs, James and , Knight-Hill, Andrew (2023), "Polarities/Polaridades". In: Polarities/Polaridades, 17th Oct, 2023, Museum of Contemporary Art, Santiago, Chile , . , (doi: https://mac.uchile.cl/actividades/polarities-polaridades/)
Hobbs, James and , (2023), "Polytechneiou 1 (Cigarettes)", "Polytechneiou 2 (Petals)", "Polytechneiou (Unstable Grids)". In: F##k the Giclee, 9th Sep - 21st Oct, 2023, Solaris Gallery, St. Leonards-on-Sea, UK , . , (doi: https://www.solarisprint.co.uk/exhibitions/fk-the-giclee/)
Hobbs, James and , Whitby, Richard (2022), Volstarfel: Sobbing and Moaning. An evening of experimental noise, expanded cinema and performance. In: Volstarfel, 14th December, 2022, Amersham Arms, London, UK , . , (doi: https://blogs.gre.ac.uk/sound-image/concerts/)
Hobbs, James and , Jones, Patrick Adam (2022), For Want of (not) Measuring. In: For Want of (not) Measuring, 31 March Private View/ 1 - 23 April 2022, Kingsgate Projects, London, NW6 2JG , . , (doi: https://www.kingsgateworkshops.org.uk/for-want-of-not-measuring)
Hobbs, James and , (2021), "It's all right. I came back.". In: Sound/Image 2021, 1st Dec - 18th Dec, 2021, Stephen Lawrence Gallery, University of Greenwich , . , (doi: http://www.greenwichunigalleries.co.uk/sound-image21/)
Hobbs, James and , (2020), Moribund State(s) - Solo multimedia art exhibition. In: Moribund State[s] - Solo Exhibition, 01/08/2020 - 29/08/2020, Project 78 Gallery, St Leonards on Sea, UK , . , (doi: https://www.project78gallery.com/jimhobbsmoribundstates)