Until 31 Dec 2025
Augmenting Bradford’s DNA
Razwan Ul-Haq
Homegrown artworks, made using calligraphy and community participation.
Three new homegrown artworks that were made through the unique process of calligraphy and community participation.
A Bradford 2025 Artist-Led Award project.
About this project
A multi-disciplinary, district-wide project, by calligrapher Razwan Ul-Haq that brought Bradford’s environment to life. Since 2024, with the help of Bradford residents, Razwan extracted ink from the city’s resources, including bricks from Bradford’s iconic architecture, soil from Bradford City Football Club, rocks and stones from the rivers of Bradford, and various plants.
Head to Razwan’s YouTube channel to learn more about the creation of these artworks.
Exhibitions
You can experience the works at the following places & events:
- City Library
- Keighley Library
- Manningham Library
- The original pigments will be coming to City Library soon.
- The original calligraphy art and pigments can be viewed at the Craft Room at the Bradford Industrial Museum
Exhibition access is subject to the opening times of each venue.
Artist-Led Project Awards
This project is supported by the Bradford 2025 Artist-led Project Awards programme.
Find out more about this programme and the projects we’ve supported below.
Funded by Bradford 2025 and the Arts Council.
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