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- | **feasability study for sustained sustenance: installing a Feral Trade Cafe at HTTP gallery, london uk, autumn/ | + | **feasability study for sustained sustenance: installing a Feral Trade Cafe at HTTP gallery, london uk, autumn/ |
Feral Trade [[http:// | Feral Trade [[http:// | ||
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Practical | Practical | ||
- | HTTP is located in the back of beyond - a business park in the residential London borough of Harringay [[http:// | + | HTTP is located in the back of beyond - a business park in the residential London borough of Harringay [[http:// |
- | They would like to give exhibition goers something more to chew on, such as | + | A cafe would give exhibition goers something more to chew on, such as |
sustenance and conviviality, | sustenance and conviviality, | ||
Elongate visit. | Elongate visit. | ||
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All transactions logged and accounted for. | All transactions logged and accounted for. | ||
- | The cafe would be designed as financially self sufficient, although seed funding agreed as necessary. | + | The cafe would be designed as financially self sufficient, although seed funding agreed as probable. |
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 | + | 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. | ||
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Gallery hours are currently 12-5PM Fri-Sun, possibly extending to Thurs. | Gallery hours are currently 12-5PM Fri-Sun, possibly extending to Thurs. | ||
- | Average 15-20 visitors per weekend, mainly arriving via Manor House tube. | + | Average 15-20 visitors |
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, a commercial chain in the business mall on Green Lanes. | detour to Costa Coffee, a commercial chain in the business mall on Green Lanes. | ||
- | Portuguese cafe in the other direction has cheap and good espresso, largely Portuguese clientele. | + | (Portuguese cafe in the other direction has cheap and good espresso |
The cafe would not necessarily be linked to shows. | The cafe would not necessarily be linked to shows. | ||
The gallery has an exhibit approximately 3/4 of the year. | The gallery has an exhibit approximately 3/4 of the year. | ||
- | There are gaps between shows. In winter and gaps, the distributed library and Feral | + | There are gaps between shows. In winter and gaps, the distributed library |
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. |