Johann Lester is a South East London–born artist whose hyper-realistic biro drawings explore decay, memory, and the quiet dignity of forgotten objects. Working in stark black and white, Johann transforms the overlooked and ordinary into something monumental, often isolating his subjects against white space to heighten their presence. His ongoing series delves into themes of masculinity, Britishness, and urban relics — fragments of a city and culture in slow transformation. Through meticulous detail and deliberate incompleteness, Johann’s work examines what is lost, what remains, and what it means to elevate the mundane.