Little Sheffield

By Martin Dust
ISBN - 978-1-874171-05-8
Barcode - 9781874171058
Softcover, 120 pages, 100+ Photographs
210mm x 210mm

Having previously focused on the fading modernist landscapes of Sheffield and Yorkshire, photographer Martin Dust now zooms in on Sheffield’s former industrial heartland to capture the details hidden among the dereliction and development – before they disappear for good.

For decades, Martin’s creative life has revolved around a portion of central Sheffield that straddles the River Don – a once-dense district around the Wicker and West Bar whose fortunes have undulated over the years just like the rise and fall of his beloved city’s hills. 5Plus Architects invited Martin to document the area’s transformation, from skeletal pubs and half-hidden bridges to musical echoes and workshops that once rang with industrial noise – the kind made with hammers, not drum machines – Martin Dust’s Little Sheffield is a book that brilliantly connects them all.