Swing Seats spelled in Scrabble letters on a UK map - General Election, elections, party political,leaders,parties,claims,doubts

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2AE34KEFile size:
57.1 MB (2.7 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
6 December 2019Location:
England, UKMore information:
. A grounded documentary photograph made at England, UK in 2019, preserving the main subject alongside smaller details that may become more historically useful with time. The location is represented through Swing Seats spelled in Scrabble letters on a UK map - General Election, elections, party political, leaders, parties, claims, doubts. The photograph also reflects place identity, regional identity, music subculture, social history, public policy, cultural identity, visual archive, concert photography, changing land use, grassroots gig, archival record, nightlife culture, local history, and historic context. The present-day relevance extends to government priorities and housing, while a wider concern is preserving campaign language that can quickly date. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes music tourism alongside rising costs, with particular attention to the fragility of local music scenes. With the passage of time, the scene fixes the combination of built form, activity and local identity within England, UK. The subject sits alongside electoral messaging, changing streetscape, party-political communication, political campaigning, community identity, constituency representation, local character, and documentary photography. References to Swing, letters, doubts, parties, and Scrabble help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. The period setting at England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to government priorities and preserving campaign language that can quickly date within the real-world context of England, UK. The location additionally provides evidence of rising costs and the archival value of recording bands and venues before they disappear within the specific setting of England, UK.