​West Midlands Magic:
Modern Folklore

My intention for this work is to memorialise buildings of historic significance to my local community. I was influenced by the communal aspect of folklore and how oral storytelling can spark imagination in its ability to foster mythos around the everyday. When meeting new people I often describe myself as a ‘little townie’. Memories of summer days spent collecting shards of pottery lay dormant along the riverbed. I grew up in Worcestershire near the heritage of carpet factories, but my family's history is attached to the canal basins. I feel great pride for the industrial history of the West Midlands. 

Print and Matter 'Session 4: Sofia Niazi - Craft, Family and Humour'  tumblr blog post.