Q&A with Glenn Whitter, founder of GNYP Gallery

WHAT IS IT YOU LOVE ABOUT LIVERPOOL?

Liverpool was the jumping-off point for the whole world. And somehow the energy of the whole world has bounced back here — it’s imprinted in the streets. There’s a kind of energy in Liverpool that you can`t find in any other city in this country. There was a heyday here like you wouldn’t believe.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO CREATE GNYP GALLERY?

The plan was to challenge something I dislike about private galleries — the feeling you’re intruding. I thought: wouldn’t it be nice to have a space where people can just walk in and be themselves? We have works by artists from Ghana, Iran and Ireland. We’re bringing the world in, and that’s very much in the history of Liverpool.

WHERE’S YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE CITY?

The Waterfront — the Tate, the Maritime Museum. I like it late in the evenings, when you can almost imagine you have it to yourself. gnypliverpool.com

Glenn is co-owner of 2 Blackburne Terrace, a B&B in the Georgian Quarter adjoining GNYP gallery. 2blackburneterrace.com