{"id":269,"date":"2026-10-13T08:28:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2026\/?post_type=exhibit2&#038;p=269"},"modified":"2026-10-13T08:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:28:39","slug":"cracks-in-the-facade","status":"publish","type":"exhibit2","link":"https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2026\/persistence-works\/cracks-in-the-facade\/","title":{"rendered":"Cracks in the Fa\u00e7ade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opening Times: 6 &#8211; 15 Nov | Tuesday &#8211; Saturday (11am &#8211; 5pm) | Sunday (11am &#8211; 4pm)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location: Persistence Works (Yorkshire Art Space), 21 Brown St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield, S1 2BS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the exhibit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cracks in the Fa\u00e7ade is a community-based creative initiative that empowers men to confront mental health challenges through collective art-making. In collaboration with Dr Will Mason, Hinna Abid, the Manor and Castle Development Trust and the Parson Cross community, artist Alastair Flindall and Neck of the Wood studio create a striking, collaged artefact. Composed of personal imagery, objects and texts, the exhibit lays bare the hidden emotional struggles &#8211; from loneliness and societal pressures to suppressed vulnerability. 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