Nudrat Afza

Nudrat’s work in the exhibition was a selection from all the projects she has undertaken in the past. Nudrat is well known for her ‘City Girls’ project, featuring Bradford City’s female supporters and a groundbreaking project focused on the community attending the last Synagogue in Bradford.

In the forthcoming book of photographs by Nudrat entitled ‘The Kehillah’, to be published in May, she describes herself as a self-taught social documentary photographer and how she began: “It was almost by chance that I first picked up a camera as an adult, and began photographing on my doorstep. I had always wanted to take pictures of the people and places in the city in which I lived and, over time, this developed into an interest in documenting social change.”

The exhibition also features scenes of city life on White Abbey Road and Manchester Road.

Martin Hearne

Martin’s view, in contrast, depicts Bradford in the medium of paint. His work is a celebration of Bradford’s rich diversity and cultural complexity, often set against the backdrop of its Victorian heritage. It tries to distil significance in the unremarkable and the everyday.

He says: “Bradford offers something special and captivating, with its rich mix of cultures and landscapes, which goes beyond the commonplace. The different elements in my paintings are collaged together from a variety of sources and everyday sights seen around Bradford City centre and the region. I am attempting to give my paintings the appearance of a particular place with a unified space, even though the method used, involves bringing together a multitude of different spaces from different sources.”