Golden Mile photos to form part of exhibition

Kavi Pujara returned to his home city of Leicester in 2016, three decades after leaving

A photographer's work showcasing the Golden Mile in Leicester is set to feature in a touring exhibition.

Leicester-born Kavi Pujara's photos will be part of After the End of History: British Working Class Photography 1989 to 2024.

Mr Pujara moved to London but returned to Leicester nearly 30 years later with his wife and two children, and began a photographic project to reconnect with the community in his city of birth.

The exhibition, organised by Hayward Gallery Touring, aims to bring together working class artists who use photography to explore the nuances of life.

Mr Pujara's work will be featured in Nottingham and Edinburgh

It opened on Saturday at Bonington Gallery in Nottingham and will tour to Stills in Edinburgh next spring.

Mr Pujara said the project was "a means for me to reconnect with Leicester, its residents, and my past".

He added: "I returned to my childhood city in 2016, the same week as the EU referendum result -a moment when both the personal and political converged.

"But what emerged really is a love letter to the area and its people.”

Mr Pujara's series This Golden Mile explores themes of identity and being British

Mr Pujara's series This Golden Mile documents Indian migration to Leicester and explores themes of identity, homeland and being British, the Hayward Gallery Touring said.

Exhibition curator, Johny Pitts, described Mr Pujara's work as "groundbreaking".

He said: "However, because he is working with different ingredients; we see an eye for colour and geometry, an awareness of decisive moments, and even the offbeat stillness of William Eggleston, who so inspired the aforementioned artists.

"But the icons are different, and so are the colours, as Pujara blurs the tones of what we associate with the working class Midlands and the North, with the interior and exterior palette of Leicester’s Indian community."