Graffiti in Glasgow backstreet, blond woman blows a dandelion, into wind turbines, generating green power, near wheelie bins

Graffiti in Glasgow backstreet, blond woman blows a dandelion, into wind turbines, generating green power, near wheelie bins Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

HKHWFT

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57.1 MB (3.1 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

26 January 2017

Location:

Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom

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. Photographed at Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom in 2017, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The frame specifically shows Graffiti in Glasgow backstreet, blond woman blows a dandelion, into wind turbines, generating green power, near wheelie bins. The setting additionally reflects visual street culture, urban graphics, community art, creative placemaking, place identity, public realm, documentary photography, graffiti heritage, everyday life, changing streetscape, regional identity, public-realm art, mural culture, and changing land use. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into gentrification and regeneration, not least because of how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art. Future viewers can use this scene from Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom to compare materials and architectural details with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. Further associations within the scene are local history, urban artwork, period detail, temporary artwork, social history, community identity, contemporary mural, and street-level design. References to woman, Glasgow, power, blows, and generating give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another strand within the photograph is gentrification and how temporary street art can become an important record of neighbourhood culture within the real-world context of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom. The setting also helps illustrate tourism and how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art within the specific setting of Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom.

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