My Brutal Life Transmitting the Power of Art

Moore Street Electricity Substation in Sheffield was home to the seminal exhibition ‘My Brutal Life’. It’s a working substation and the most fabulous space for an exhibition of photographs about brutalism.

Image Richard Davis

Martin Dust was the driving force behind this exhibition. A Sheffield-based photographer of international renown, he’s been exploring Sheffield’s industrial heritage for many years, taking us on photo-journeys. His motivation;

My Brutal Life Martin Dust

Landscapes are not always green. Skies are not always blue. My Brutal Life is an exhibition of photographs, paintings, poetry and more – works that find their stories in concrete textures, in pavement dreamers, in brickwork shadows and the puddles in the road

Mandy Payne, image Richard Davis

The bonus was a rare chance to get inside a striking brutalist space designed in 1968 and experience a stellar exhibition featuring Richard Davis, Mandy Payne, Mick Jones, Martin Dust, Scott Amoeba, The Black Dog, Alun Cocks, Helen Angell and more.