Photograph - T Jaden Electricals
Object
Photograph
Production date
10/2010
Object number
2023.23
Physical Description
Print of a photo of a man in an electrical shop. He is surrounded by tools and equipment as well as spools of cabling and wires. Part of a photo series by Colin O'Brien.
Object history
This photo is part of a series that featured in the exhibition ‘Last of the Real High Streets’ held in 2010 at Chats Palace, an arts centre and theatre in Hackney. The exhibition captured the changing shops and communities on Chatsworth Road, and included the stories of people written by travel writer Jane Egginton.
Associated Organisation
Chats Palace (Featured)
Associated Person
Colin O'Brien (Photographer)
Jane Egginton (Writer)
Jane Egginton (Writer)
Associated Place
Chatsworth Road (Place)
Material
photo
Dimension
Length: 482mm
Width: 329mm
Width: 329mm
Exhibition Label
From the exhibition 'Last of the Real High Streets' at Chats Palace [8 October - 27 November 2010].
Keith's Electrical Shop
Keith, who is 78 years old, has been working in his capsule shop for 20 years, repairing radios and record players, supplying hoover bags and light bulbs and making electrical safety checks. According to Keith, making ends meet in the shop today is a case of just trying to "keep my head above water".
Keith's Electrical Shop
Keith, who is 78 years old, has been working in his capsule shop for 20 years, repairing radios and record players, supplying hoover bags and light bulbs and making electrical safety checks. According to Keith, making ends meet in the shop today is a case of just trying to "keep my head above water".
Credit line
Image ⓒ Colin O'Brien
Exhibition label text ⓒ Jane Egginton
Exhibition label text ⓒ Jane Egginton
On display?
No
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