Shankill Road Mural -UDF, Ulster To Victory, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
HEW181File size:
25.4 MB (1.1 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
3244 x 2740 px | 27.5 x 23.2 cm | 10.8 x 9.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
22 December 2016Location:
Shankill Road,West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKMore information:
. Made at Shankill Road, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK in 2016, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The image documents Shankill Road Mural -UDF, Ulster To Victory, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. The image also relates to graffiti heritage, transport accessibility, contemporary mural, passenger transport, contemporary social history, local mobility, public transport information, creative placemaking, street-side transport, mural culture, visual archive, public realm, surface public transport, and public art. Today's relevance is strengthened by public art, tourism and the continuing question of the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti. From a 2025-onward perspective, bus service funding and decarbonisation are closely linked to this subject, alongside how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. Future viewers can use this scene from Shankill Road, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after new ownership. The location also brings in bus infrastructure, stencil art, place identity, local bus network, temporary artwork, roadside stop, period detail, and visual street culture. The recorded references to Ireland, Victory, Northern, Mural, and Shankill preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Shankill Road, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for public art and the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and unsanctioned graffiti when considered against later change at Shankill Road, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.