Volume: Picturing High Streets Photographer Residencies - Tim Mills: Coventry

Date:
12 Jan 1974 - 11 Nov 2022
Location:
Coventry , Coventry
Reference:
HEC01/128/01/03
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Description

In 2022-23 Historic England commissioned several photographers to work with local communities to capture images representative of their local high streets. This formed part of the Picturing High Streets project. In Coventry, Tim Mills was commissioned as photographer. He wrote the following text to describe his work on the project: "Operating within a small, localised geographic area, I have spent a year working alongside local communities in The Burges, one of the few traditional historic high street areas surviving in Coventry.

Informed by industries that defined the city of the past and those that shape it today, I have explored the exchange of goods and services by engaging with shop owners and the wider community in photographic acts and workshops, harnessing the skills and expertise of local businesses to create the art works. Using photography, textils and performance, I have produced a range of small, experimental studies and collaborative outcomes featuring multiple authors and voices." This submission was split into three parts: 'Top Rank', exploring the history of Coventry's most established and long-standing taxi rank; 'Millennium View', capturing portraits of students arriving with their belongings at the Millennium View student accommodation; and 'Collaborative Portraits', documenting shops, goods and services.

'Picturing England's High Streets' commission by GRAIN, Historic England and Photoworks.

'Top Rank' images by Tim Mills, with contributions from Jaz, Kal, Major, Rav, Sam and Tim.

'Millennium View' images by Tim Mills, with contributions from Marquita Maynard, J & J Cash Ltd, and Sina Darvish.

'Collaborative Portraits' images by Tim Mills, with contributions from Zachary, Joe, Aziza and Jaspel.

Content

This is part of the Sub Series: HEC01/128/01 Picturing High Streets: Photographer Residencies; within the Series: HEC01/128 Picturing High Streets; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England

This Volume is divided into 3 Child Jobs

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© Tim Mills

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Creator of Archive: Mills, Tim