{"id":276,"date":"2026-10-13T08:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2026\/?post_type=exhibit2&#038;p=276"},"modified":"2026-11-03T13:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T13:28:03","slug":"stories-after-the-flood","status":"publish","type":"exhibit2","link":"https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2026\/persistence-works\/stories-after-the-flood\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories After the Flood"},"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>Stories After the Flood is a collaborative project and exhibit led by artist Becky Payne, working with Tom Payne of Ark Doncaster and Meg Meredith, PhD candidate in English Literature. Through photography and storytelling, the exhibit explores the connections between farmers and nature in an era where extreme weather and long-term uncertainty the futures of both biodiversity and British food production. 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