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- | **feasability study for sustained sustenance: installing a Feral Trade Cafe at http galleryx, london uk autumn/ | + | **feasability study for sustained sustenance: installing a Feral Trade Cafe at HTTP gallery, london uk, autumn/ |
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+ | Feral Trade [[http:// | ||
+ | HTTP [[http:// | ||
===== CAFE motives, structure and infrastructure ===== | ===== CAFE motives, structure and infrastructure ===== | ||
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* Motives for opening a cafe as an art project. | * Motives for opening a cafe as an art project. | ||
- | 1. HTTP [[http://www.http.uk.net]] is located in the back of beyond | + | Practical |
- | view of its visitors. | + | |
- | It would like to give exhibition goers something more to chew on, such as | + | HTTP is located in the back of beyond - a business park in the residential London borough of Harringay |
+ | They would like to give exhibition goers something more to chew on, such as | ||
sustenance and conviviality, | sustenance and conviviality, | ||
Elongate visit. | Elongate visit. | ||
- | 2. Useful service for local residents and studio occupants. The neighbourhood is | + | Useful service for local residents and studio occupants. The neighbourhood is |
- | changing, it's a way of connecting with the local community that's more fluid and | + | changing, it' |
open, a softer and more everyday interface than the gallery. | open, a softer and more everyday interface than the gallery. | ||
- | 3. Demonstrate an alternate economy and ecology: so many shops deal with just money. | + | Conceptual |
- | Promote free processes and experiences other than those governed by hegemonic global | + | |
- | capitalism. Feral Trade is an economy based on other peoples' | + | |
- | get from A to B. Even at this small scale it has a polemic value. | + | Promote free processes and experiences other than those governed by hegemonic global |
+ | capitalism. Feral Trade is an economy based on other peoples' | ||
+ | get from A to B. Even at this small scale it has a polemic value. | ||
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+ | [[feral_trade_economy]] | ||
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+ | Financial | ||
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+ | Profit is not a motive, which opens up the terms of engagement considerably. | ||
- | * income | + | * income |
All transactions logged and accounted for. | All transactions logged and accounted for. | ||
- | The cafe would be designed as financially self sufficient, although | + | The cafe would be designed as financially self sufficient, although seed funding agreed as necessary. |
Feral Trade runs at a fabulous loss, in business terms. | Feral Trade runs at a fabulous loss, in business terms. | ||
+ | It operates in an absence of the principle of least effort | ||
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The investment is in the network. | The investment is in the network. | ||
* hrs of operation, visitor patterns, winter plan | * hrs of operation, visitor patterns, winter plan | ||
- | Gallery hours are currently 12-5PM | + | Gallery hours are currently 12-5PM |
- | Average 15-20 visitors per weekend. Mainly they arrive | + | Average 15-20 visitors per weekend, mainly arriving |
There is no cafe between the tube and HTTP although it is possible to take a | There is no cafe between the tube and HTTP although it is possible to take a | ||
- | detour to Costa Coffee. Portuguese cafe in the other direction. | + | detour to Costa Coffee, a commercial chain in the business mall on Green Lanes. |
+ | Portuguese cafe in the other direction | ||
The cafe would not necessarily be linked to shows. | The cafe would not necessarily be linked to shows. | ||
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Trade cafe could occupy the gallery space. People would visit for the library, or for meetings. | Trade cafe could occupy the gallery space. People would visit for the library, or for meetings. | ||
Library visitor numbers are low but it's the intensity of the experience that counts. | Library visitor numbers are low but it's the intensity of the experience that counts. | ||
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It would be a coup to overcome geography and keep the cafe open in winter. | It would be a coup to overcome geography and keep the cafe open in winter. | ||
Without affecting global warming. | Without affecting global warming. | ||
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When the gallery is open, there is someone always available to respond to visitors. | When the gallery is open, there is someone always available to respond to visitors. | ||
- | Sat and sun have more dedicated invigilation, | + | Saturday |
- | Currently Ale (administration and coordination) does fri+sat, sun there is a paid invigilator. | + | Currently Ale (administration and coordination) does Fri-Sat; Sunday |
- | * roles for cafe: preparation, | + | * roles for cafe. |
- | Cafe service role should | + | Service: preparation, |
+ | Cafe service role would be rotated amongst present core personnel. | ||
This kind of distributed culture is integral to the way Furtherfield works as a group. | This kind of distributed culture is integral to the way Furtherfield works as a group. | ||
- | Cafe service should be continuous with natural office life. Disinvest food service of | + | [[http:// |
+ | Cafe service should be continuous with natural office life. Disinvest food service of any | ||
lowered status, advance tea and coffee service as a communications medium. | lowered status, advance tea and coffee service as a communications medium. | ||
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+ | As with the principle of householding (Aristotle/ | ||
Weekly stock management would be 1 person' | Weekly stock management would be 1 person' | ||
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Use existing premises regulations as a template/ jelly mould for evasion or | Use existing premises regulations as a template/ jelly mould for evasion or | ||
- | compliance. Produce a Regulatory reading menu as research | + | compliance. Produce a Regulatory reading menu as research project. |
===== HTTP structure | ===== HTTP structure | ||
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- Tea from Bangladesh (TBC) | - Tea from Bangladesh (TBC) | ||
- Cola from Bristol. | - Cola from Bristol. | ||
- | + | - Salt from Gujarat | |
Other organisational contenders | Other organisational contenders | ||
- Fo.am Brussels. Grappa, Latvian cured meats, computer chocolate biscuits. | - Fo.am Brussels. Grappa, Latvian cured meats, computer chocolate biscuits. | ||
- Mejor Vida Corporation, | - Mejor Vida Corporation, | ||
- | - Irational.org | + | - Irational.org, Bristol. Food for Free apple mush |
===== OUTPUTS ===== | ===== OUTPUTS ===== |