BRADFORDIANS have been asked to share their experiences of the parts of the city that don't appear in the tourism guides as part of a month long exhibition.

The Bradford Pride of Place Project is based at Fuse Art Space at Rawson Place and until July 11 will be inviting people to take part in their interactive exhibition.

It is being run by the Caravan Gallery, a pair of photographers who travel the country capturing the quirks of places they pass through and documenting the "extraordinary" things that can be found in mundane locations.

They have called for people across Bradford to bring in photographs and stories of the city, from quirky signs and out of context art to hidden gems and images that may seem mundane to many, but still reflect the city's character. The ever growing exhibition is also collecting popular phrases used in the city, and visitors can write on a huge "people's" map of Bradford to highlight their personal experiences of certain areas.

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The aim of the pair is to have the art space become an alternative tourist information centre, and for the exhibition to eventually lead to an art book celebrating the quirky side of Bradford. Organisers have dubbed it the "people's exhibition."

Having opened last week, the exhibition is gradually expanding, with organisers hoping that by the exhibition closes on July 11, the entire art space is filled.

The city's Impressions Gallery is currently running a separate exhibition by the group, featuring images from across the country which runs until August 29. The group's travelling caravan/mini art gallery has visited City Park and Shipley Market Square in recent weeks.

Angela Sheard, from the Impressions Gallery, said: "There will be people adding snippets of information to the people's map, writing stories of what has happened to them in Bradford.

"A lot of the pictures that the Caravan Gallery uses are ones that look like your grandparent's holiday photos."

Jan Williams, from The Caravan Gallery, said: "We've visited Bradford a couple of times, but we've not really had the time to explore. We're really looking forward to getting stuck in.

"We like to document the extraordinary details of ordinary life."

Chris Teasdale said: "By the end of this we don't expect to see any white spaces on the wall at all, we will be putting everything we get up so we will be continuing to add to the space."