5472 x 3648 px | 46,3 x 30,9 cm | 18,2 x 12,2 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
26. Oktober 2022
Ort:
Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
Weitere Informationen:
. A grounded documentary photograph made at Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is Wigan Lancashire Pie Burger, a steak or Meat pie on a oven bottom muffin. The frame also records themes of local dining tradition, public realm, regional identity, food-and-drink heritage, social history, food heritage, traditional takeaway, regional food culture, contemporary social history, changing streetscape, historical comparison, local history, community identity, and place identity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of local business, hospitality costs and how familiar dishes remain cultural shorthand for British food. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK, details that may look very different after new construction. Further associations within the scene are documentary photography, classic British meal, comfort food, before-and-after reference, visual archive, popular cuisine, British food tradition, and street food culture. The recorded references to Wigan, Lancashire, bottom, Burger, and muffin preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. For Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of local business and the pressure of food and energy prices on small hospitality businesses within the real-world context of Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK. A further contemporary connection is local business and the enduring appeal of traditional takeaway meals within the specific setting of Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK. The photograph keeps a point of historical comparison within the wider story of Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK.
