Lewis Hine Child Labour Print at Manchester's MOSI

1 October 2019 · Manchester

Inside the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, a large-format Lewis Hine-style child labour photograph sits on an easel at the centre of the mill floor. Weaving machines and looms press in from every side — green iron, black steel, the accumulated hardware of the cotton trade. The print holds its ground: a child standing between spinning frames, staring back. The machinery around it is a museum exhibit; the photograph inside the exhibit does something harder.