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The Big Picture

Every picture tells a story, what's yours?

About this project

The Big Picture was a record breaking art project supported by Arts Council England West Midlands and the BBC, was developed and delivered by Audiences Central. The Big Picture was kindly sponsored by Jessops and Linford. The record-breaking work of art included 112,896 photos, and measured 857.3m2, the size of three tennis courts. It was unveiled outside Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum at Millennium Point.

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112,896 photos collected

112,896 photos collected

Artwork

The image selected from the thousands of submission was a vintage image of a Boxer. Eight photographs, taken by people from Birmingham, the Black Country, Shropshire, Stoke-on-Trent, and Warwickshire, were shortlisted to be picked as the top photograph from the total of 112,896 entries.

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“I didn’t get to meet my Grandad, but the picture is cherished by all of us and my brother, Michael, even has it tattooed across his back. My grandparents were very much at the centre of our family. Since my Nan died a couple of years ago it’s caused the family to drift apart as some of us have moved further away. I hope that The Big Picture will help to bring us closer together again.”

Lucy Moore | James Bunce Granddaughter