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A black and white film still, showing a man climbing over a thin fence, approximately 3 metres tall. He has reached the top and has one leg over each side.

Simon Faithfull, 0°00 Navigation, 2008

Artist: Simon Faithfull (b. 1966) Title: 0°00 Navigation Year: 2008 Medium: Black and White Super 8 video, transferred to DVD. Silent Duration: 55′ Accession Number: US2014-7 Acquisition info: 0°00 Navigation was screened at the Future City festival in Salford Quays MCUK in April 2014, through a partnership with Quays Culture. The film was acquired into […]

A film still, in colour, showing a white man with short, slicked back cropped hair, reading a document. He is wearing a light brown suit and blue tie.

Declan Clarke, The Most Cruel of All Goddesses, 2015

Artist: Declan Clarke (b. 1974) Title: The Most Cruel of all Goddesses Year: 2015 Medium: 16mm Black and white film converted to DVD. Shown as projection. With Sound Duration: 60′ Accession Number: US2015-19 Acquisition info: The Most Cruel of All Goddesses was co-commissioned by HOME and the University of Salford as part of ‘The Heart […]

An aerial photograph showing an oil and gas facility. From this perspective it resembles a computer chip board.

Mishka Henner, Wasson Oil and Gas Field, Yoakum County, Texas, 2013-2014.

Artist: Mishka Henner (b. 1976) Title: Wasson Oil and Gas Field, Yoakum County, Texas Year: 2013-2014 Medium: Archival pigment print mounted to aluminium Dimensions: H:149cm W:258cm Accession Number: 2015-6 Acquisition info: Purchased in 2015 Henner is one of the UK’s most significant artists working with and interrogating the photographic medium. Based on the collection and […]

an aerial photograph showing an oil field facility. From this perspective the facility becomes abstract, with terrain resembling an abstract expressionist painting.

Mishka Henner, Cedar Point Oil Field, Harris County, Texas, 2013-14

Artist: Mishka Henner (b. 1976) Title: Cedar Point Oil Field, Harris County, Texas Year: 2013 – 14 Medium: Archival pigment print mounted to aluminium Dimensions: 149 x 258 cm Accession Number: US2015-5 Acquisition info: Purchased 2015 Henner is one of the UK’s most significant artists working with and interrogating the photographic medium. Based on the […]

A still from a video, showing a person with a beard and shoulder length hair, in a white labcoat. They are looking into a glass chamber, which is obscured by reflection.

Shezad Dawood, Leviathan Cycle, Episode 1: Ben, 2017

Artist: Shezad Dawood (b. 1974) Title: Leviathan Cycle, Episode 1: Ben Year: 2017 Medium: Single Channel HD Video, Colour, Stereo 5.1, 16:9 Duration: 12’52” Accession Number: 2017-09 Acquisition info: Commissioned by University of Salford Art Collection and Leviathan – Human and Marine Ecology, with support from The Contemporary Art Society