D=f(m,b,c)
In 2005, Deptford High Street came top of the table
as the city's most interesting high street. A mathematical formula
was devised for Yellow Pages to measure diversity: D = f (m, b,
c), where m is a wide mix of businesses, b the availability of
everyday goods, and c the presence of a large number of businesses
selling the same kind of thing.
Indeed, on Deptford High Street there are 16 grocers
selling bananas (but not one Fair Trade), you may find the same
plastic bowls in 9 pound shops, you can make a bet in 7 bookies,
buy fish in 8 places, get your hair done at 12 salons, and pick
up a wig at 6 beauty outlets.
A proliferation of wigs and bananas and endless pound shops led
to the images being given a Warhol makeover, referencing ideas
of consumerism, mass production and the glamorisation of everyday
objects. |