The Face of Stoke-on-Trent
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Face of Stoke-on-Trent by Jonathan Hutchins as part of the Geograph project.
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The Face of Stoke-on-Trent
Image: © Jonathan Hutchins Taken: 29 Mar 2024
The Face of Stoke-on-Trent was a collaborative photography project commissioned by Stoke City Council to support the city's bid to be UK City of Culture 2021. Lead artist was Helen Marshall of The People's Picture. There were portrait photography sessions all of the city at markets, football matches and libraries, and citizens were also encouraged to send in or post their own portraits or those of loved ones with the #faceofsot hashtag. Over 3550 portraits were merged by Helen Marshall into one giant photo-mosaic that made up the Face of Stoke-on-Trent: Jozef Clarke, a 23-year old from Stoke. It was unveiled in November 2017. Over six years later it is looking the worse for wear, with several missing panels.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.023674
Longitude
-2.174687