h2. Still image from film!483! h2. Morphing Manchester Film Over 300 people were photographed in Manchester’s Arndale Centre and the images were morphed to create a captivating film. This work celebrates Manchester’s diverse community and was screened on the BBC Big Screen in Central Manchester and throughout the Manchester Arndale Shopping Centre. It was also showcased on BBC North West Tonight to highlight the project events that ran throughout the week. Click "*here*":download:53 to view the _Faces of Manchester_ film h2. Portraits of Manchester The _Faces of Manchester_ photographs were also used to create an art exhibit of ten composite images. Each canvas reveals an ‘average’ image which is made up from hundreds of photographs that are merged to form one face. The exhibition reveals the average Manchester male and female, the typical face of Manchester United and Manchester City supporters, and other groups such as the average Manchester shopper, bingo player and music lover. Click "*here*":422-faces_exhibition to view the _Faces of Manchester_ exhibition. h2. Exhibition of average faces!482! The _Faces of Manchester_ Exhibition has been displayed at The Museum of Science and Industry, The Nowgen Centre, Manchester Central Library and Central Manchester University Hospitals. h2. Public Dialogue Events The _Faces of Manchester_ project included a lunchtime lecture series and an evening debate which focused on the factors influencing addictive behaviour. Lunchtime Events included: * _Understanding Faces: ‘Don’t let the way I look affect the way you see me’_ Professor Dian Donnai (Nowgen) Henrietta Spalding (Changing Faces) * _Perfect Faces: Is beauty only skin deep?_ Professor Gus McGrouther (The University of Manchester) Dr Tony Little (The University of Stirling) * _Evolving Faces: Past, present and future_ Dr Bruce Winney (The University Of Oxford) Dr Mairi Levitt (Lancaster University) * _Family Faces: Appearances can be misleading_ Dr Marion McAllister (The University of Manchester) Jacqueline Donachie (Artist and Author of _Tomorrow Belongs to Me_) * _Identifying Faces: The future of genetic identity_ Professor Tim Cootes (The University of Manchester) Dr Carole McCartney (The University of Leeds) The evening event was entitled: *Facing up to Addiction: Is there such a thing as an addictive personality?* Chaired by BBC Radio 4's Quentin Cooper this debate included presentations about the genetic, psychological and social factors of addiction. Speakers included Dr. Gerome Breen (UCL), Professor Mark Griffiths (Nottingham Trent University) and Brian Meah, who gave a powerful, and extremely moving account of his experiences as a heroine addict. 38 2007-11-26T17:38:02+00:00 --- !map:HashWithIndifferentAccess publications: "" hide_posted_on: "true" author: "" summary: | As part of the first ever Manchester Science Festival, Nowgen ran a project entitled _Faces of Manchester_ which was supported by a grant from The Wellcome Trust. The project aimed to stimulate interest in the genetic, social and cultural aspects of the human face and consisted of three strands: * a film which sequentially morphed faces of the Manchester public * an art exhibition revealing the average _Faces of Manchester_ * a series of public dialogue events focused on genetics and identity funding: "" links: "" audience: "" fulltitle: "Faces of Manchester " investigators: Peter Finegold, Kate Mathieson,Leah Holmes, Mark Leech false 386 17 209 faces_of_manchester 5 6 2009-08-18T14:14:06+01:00 57 30