Things Fall Apart, The Centre Cannot Hold: Mere Anarchy is Loosed Upon the World
by Isabel Rock
The limited-edition book published to accompany the exhibition at Hastings Contemporary.
A celebration of Rock’s expansive practice, it brings together a collection of her surreal short stories, charting the lives of strange mutant creatures in a post-human world. It is richly illustrated with Rock’s drawings, prints and sculptures, and a foreword from our Director, Kathleen Soriano.
Here we are introduced to an artist and activist who works fluidly across media, driven by her own deep concern about the state of the world today.
Limited edition of just 250 copies
This publication has been made possible with funding support from the Evelyn Williams Trust with support from Drawing Projects UK and Hastings Contemporary.
© Images and text Isabel Rock 2025
Designer: Sarah Praill
Photography: Paul Plews
Printed and bound by Mixams