Victorian Iron-and-Glass Roof, Manchester Market Hall

1 October 2019 · Manchester

The roof of Manchester's Victorian market hall does most of the work on its own — cast iron trusses fanning outward in a strict geometric rhythm, glazed panels filtering flat overcast light down through the span. A suspended sculptural installation hangs mid-frame: faceted, angular, folded like origami from pale canvas. The structure is the exhibition; the sculpture just makes the scale legible. Industrial heritage and contemporary intervention in the same upward glance.