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A black and white photograph of two adults in a workshop. One adult is leaning against equipment with their eyes closed and the other adult is sitting in a chair, reading a newspaper and drinking out of a cup whilst holding a cigarette. A black and white photograph of two adults in a workshop. One adult is leaning against equipment with their eyes closed and the other adult is sitting in a chair, reading a newspaper and drinking out of a cup whilst holding a cigarette.

Tim Smith. Untitled, 1985 © the artist

Tim Smith. Untitled, 1985 © the artist

The Sheffield Project: Photographs of a Changing City

Fri 23 October 2020 - Sun 28 November 2021

Weston Park Museum

In the late 1980s and 90s Sheffield reached a pivotal moment in its history, one which saw it begin a journey of regeneration and transformation into the city we know today. The first steps on that journey were documented by a group of gifted photographers whose work reflected both the hope and hard realities of the time. 

 

As major developments in the city see its landscape continuing to evolve, this exhibition re-presented those original photographs to chronicle a significant turning point for Sheffield and its people and offered a window into a unique moment in the city’s past.

The exhibition brought together images by acclaimed, socially-engaged photographers including John Davies, Anna Fox, John Kippin and more. 

This exhibition has now closed

Weston Park Museum

Western Bank

Sheffield

S10 2TP

A black and white photograph of two adults in a workshop. One adult is leaning against equipment with their eyes closed and the other adult is sitting in a chair, reading a newspaper and drinking out of a cup whilst holding a cigarette.

Tim Smith. Untitled, 1985

© the artist

Exhibition highlights

  • A black and white photograph of a roundabout (known as the “Hole in the Road”) with a view of Sheffield in the background. Cars and buses are driving round the roundabout, and in the middle, below street level, there are people walking and sitting.

    Berris Conolly, Castle Square, 1989

    © the artist

  • A colour photograph of a baby climbing an embankment overlooking a building site. On the building site stadium seating is part-constructed.

    Anna Fox, Don Valley, 1989

    © the artist

  • A black and white photograph of a derelict room. In the middle of the room there is an armchair in disrepair, and part of a wooden drawer. There are several loose floorboards on the floor. There is an open door to the right of the photograph, and a closed door at the back of the room on the left.

    Graham Gaunt, Untitled, 1988

    © the artist

  • Bill Stephenson. Hyde Park Flats, 1988

    © the artist

  • Iain Stewart, World Student Games, 1991

    © the artist

  • Ken Phillip, George Turtons on last night of production -1984 © the artist

    © the artist

  • Patrick Sutherland. Buffer, 1985 © the artist

    © the artist

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