Blanche Gilroy Roberts is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Blanche Gilroy Roberts spent her days in a cluttered flat near the old port, where she snapped photos of fishermen mending nets at dawn. She never sold a single print, but kept every negative in shoeboxes under the bed. Her shadowy, grainy images feel like half-remembered dreams, she left them unsigned so the moment could speak for itself.

Hunt down one called Untitled (Photograph) in the gallery’s quiet corner; it’s just a lone gull on a wire, but look close and the bird almost winks back.