Sheffield Archives and Local Studies Library were
recently awarded a grant by the Arts Council for a year-long project called
‘The City as Bricolage’. Three local
photographers (Clive Egginton, Andy Brown and Gemma Thorpe) are working with us
to document various Sheffield communities.
We were recently joined by another photographer, Rosy Nesbitt. Rosy graduated with a degree in photography
from Sheffield Hallam University in 2013 and has been working alongside the
other photographers to produce a separate body of work for the Archives.
'A Portrait of Recovery' documents individuals who are
trying to reclaim their lives from drug and alcohol abuse. The project concentrates on including the
excluded, and reveals the often-overlooked issues that such individuals have to
face. Building on this work, Rosy is now documenting the residents of the
Sheffield Alcohol Support Services (SASS) rehabilitation house as part of The
City as Bricolage project. In addition
she has also put together a short photography course
for SASS individuals with the help of Russ, a volunteer. A group of people have signed up for the 6-week
course. Week one saw the group travel to
Fox House to learn the basics of landscape photography. Keep up to date with the project via Rosy’s
blog: http://rosynesbittphotography.tumblr.com/
The photographs created by the project will be exhibited
in Sheffield later this year. The project will create a valuable and dynamic addition
to the city's archives, helping to ensure that Sheffield’s diversity continues
to be represented in the collections.
