Room seen through reflection at DePuy, Beeston

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Geolocation data

DePuy Synthes, St Anthony's Rd, Beeston, Leeds LS11 8DT, United Kingdom (53°46′12″N, 1°34′11″W)

This is a photographic negative produced by photographer Ian Beesley. This was part of a project called 'Thackray Remembered' (Thackray 2011) which was commissioned by the Thackray Medical Museum to document the closure of a Thackray factory which manufactured hip and knee replacements. It was taken over by the American company DePuy who moved production to China.

This image depicts a shiny metallic circular object suspended from a ceiling, which Beesley has used the reflection of to take a picture of his surroundings. One can see a trolley and plinth behind him, a person in a DePuy uniform walking close by and a path painted onto the floor. One can see Beesley in the center of the image pointing his camera straight upwards. There is a stain of some kind in the bottom left corner of the frame.

Year

2011

Creator

Ian Beesley

Image filename

H.2025.11.22.30A

Collection

Ian Beesley