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public_diet [2008-07-12 11:16] katerichpublic_diet [2008-07-12 11:26] katerich
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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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harringay]] - from the point of view of its visitors.  +1. HTTP is located in the back of beyond - a business park in the residential London borough of Harringay [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harringay]] - from the point of view of its visitors.  
-A cafe would give exhibition goers something more to chew onsuch as    +A cafe would give exhibition goers something more to chew on such as    
-sustenance and convivialityspace for contemplation, information and reading.+sustenance and conviviality; enriched space for contemplation, information and reading.
 Elongate visit. Elongate visit.
  
-Useful service for local residents and studio occupants. The neighbourhood is+2. A service for local residents and studio occupants. The neighbourhood is
 changing, it's is a way of connecting with the local community that's more fluid and  changing, it's is a way of connecting with the local community that's more fluid and 
 open, a softer and more everyday interface than the gallery.  open, a softer and more everyday interface than the gallery. 
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     get from A to B. Even at this small scale it has a polemic value.     get from A to B. Even at this small scale it has a polemic value.
  
-[[feral_trade_economy]] 
  
 Financial Financial
  
 +[[feral_trade_economy]] 
 Profit is not a motive, which opens up the terms of engagement considerably. Profit is not a motive, which opens up the terms of engagement considerably.
  
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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 logged per weekend, mainly arriving via Manor House tube. +Current average 15-20 visitors per weekend, mainly arriving via Manor House tube. 
 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. 
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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.
-Saturday and Sunday have more dedicated invigilation, Friday can be more hectic.+Saturday and Sunday have dedicated invigilation, Fridays can be more hectic.
 Currently Ale (administration and coordination) does Fri-Sat; Sunday there is a paid invigilator.  Currently Ale (administration and coordination) does Fri-Sat; Sunday there is a paid invigilator. 
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 +Hazards: At what scale would the cafe interfere with the basic running of other office activity?
  
     * roles for cafe.      * roles for cafe. 
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 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.
 [[http://www.furtherfield.org/about.php]] [[http://www.furtherfield.org/about.php]]
-Cafe service should be continuous with natural office life. Disinvest food service of any +Cafe service should be continuous with / accessory to natural office life and disinvest food service of any lowered status. Instead advance tea and coffee service as a communications medium or active interpretation of aristotlean ideas of [[householding]], which can be defined as production for use as opposed to production for gain
-lowered statusadvance tea and coffee service as a communications medium or interpretation of [[householding]].+
  
-Weekly stock management would be 1 person's responsibility +Management: Feral Trade would remain involved in the politics and practicalities of supply. 
-Probably Ale who deals with this kind of thing anyway.+Weekly stock management would be 1 person's responsibility, 
 +probably Ale who deals with this kind of thing anyway.
  
  
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