Two fat complaint lever arch files, bulging and only covering a month, in an office

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2KDKPTKFile size:
43.2 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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4140 x 3648 px | 35.1 x 30.9 cm | 13.8 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
5 November 2022More information:
. This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. At the centre of the view is Two fat complaint lever arch files, bulging and only covering a month, in an office. The broader subject matter reaches into customer footfall, commercial frontage, high-street commerce, local enterprise, specialist shop, street-level business, small business, regional identity, before-and-after reference, period detail, retail property, everyday life, place identity, and archival record. The wider contemporary story combines business rates, footfall and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. The location also brings in social history, bricks-and-mortar retail, documentary photography, local history, visual archive, town-centre trading, changing streetscape, and community identity. References to bulging, files, lever, complaint, and covering give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image also provides a reference for business rates and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets within the real-world context of the recorded location. Another useful connection is online shopping and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses within the specific setting of the recorded location. The scene further reflects store closures and how commercial property costs affect small retailers as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The image fixes details of everyday use as a date-specific reference.