Roo Birch

Roo is a theologian and writer. He holds a BA in Theology from Durham University and an MLitt in Systematic Theology from the University of St Andrews. His scholarly interests are predominantly in Systematic Theology, Anglican Doctrine and Church History, and he has written on art history, philosophy and faith across both scholarly and literary registers. Alongside his academic work, he is the co-founder and CEO of Otterkin, a fine art commissioning platform connecting patrons with working artists.

Anatomy of a Void: The Subversion of the Predella and the Evacuation of Grace in Francis Bacon’s Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion (1944)

There is a particular kind of difficulty within a painting which is at once entirely atheistic in vision and entirely dependent on Christian architecture for its power. Francis Bacon’s Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion, painted…

Roo Birch
23 October 2026