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Ten photographs taken for the V&A Annual Report 2012/13

Nigel Shafran

2013

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Contemporary

Dominant colour

Ten photographs taken for the V&A Annual Report 2012/13 is a 2013 photographic by Nigel Shafran, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Nigel Shafran
When & what style?: 2013
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

Nigel Shafran made ten photos for the Victoria and Albert Museum’s 2012/13 annual report in 2013. He’s a self-taught photographer who began in fashion back in the 1980s. The photos show everyday corners of the V&A with quiet care. They stitch together a slow story through small, ordinary spaces. Check out Nigel Shafran for more photos that find poetry in the plain.

The story of this work

Overview

The series consists of ten photographs commissioned for the V&A Annual Report 2012/13, depicting areas of the museum typically overlooked. Nigel Shafran’s images capture unassuming moments within the institution, such as staff interactions, visitor activities, and mundane details like a café’s used crockery. The work contrasts with earlier 19th-century representations of the museum by highlighting the everyday rather than the grand or ceremonial. Shafran’s approach emphasizes the quiet narratives of museum life, offering an alternative perspective to historical documentation.

Read the full account in the museum source.