Those who live, work or visit Coventry were invited to take part in a map-based photographic survey of central Coventry.

The outcomes - photographs -are show here (see link, Coventry Grid Photos), and in an exhibition at the Warwick Arts Centre in November 2021 as part of the Feelings of Freedom festival.

The city centre area covered by this project is small. It is located less than one km from Coventry Railway Station and spans the area from the Transport Museum in the north, the cathedral and Herbert Gallery to the east, The Wave to the south and the retail market to the west. You can see the map of the area by using the link on the left.

This is part of the Warwick Research Project, asking how have criminal justice powers to enforce public health restrictions impacted on individuals? How do those with young families, those working in front line services, those working in retail, hospitality, the arts or at home experience the city? How did they understand the legal restrictions on their freedom of movement and how does the city feel now that they are free to move, to meet, to gather as they please? The responses were woven into a narrative by Georgie Evans to sit alongside the photographs, and as a voice-over to the photographic images in a short film.

The research project was managed by Professor Jackie Hodgson, Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor (Research) and Professor of Law at The University of Warwick.

The narrative for the film was written by Georgie Evans, following interviews she and Livia Mercusa carried out in Coventry city centre.

Open: Thursday 12th November (12.00 pm) Ends: Sunday 28th November (2.00 pm)