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

The photographs focus on mundane, often overlooked moments within the V&A, such as used crockery in the café, highlighting the intersection of the ordinary with the institution's grandeur. They offer a nuanced, unassuming narrative of the museum's daily life.

Shafran's self-taught approach, rooted in his transition from fashion to fine art photography, is characterized by quiet attentiveness. The series employs careful sequencing to evoke the spaces between the obvious and the illustrative, inviting contemplation of the everyday.

Commissioned by the V&A, these photographs complement Shafran's 1999 series on the museum. They also provide a modern counterpoint to 19th-century representations of the South Kensington Museum held in the V&A's collection.

Created for the V&A's Annual Report, the series offers an alternative, intimate view of the museum, encompassing both its staff and visitors in routine moments, blending the familiar with the less visible aspects of the institution.