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Young man in overpowering aftershave

Fast food (I'm hungry)

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Faint perfume smell xxx?

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Dank alley

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Smell of carpets. Astroturf on sale - does it smell?

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Fags

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Car exhausts

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Cigarette yuk! Saw it coming.

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Man xxxxxx with ciggy

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Golden Touch It’s my wedding anniversary Ari is cutting my hair “To make you look younger” He says We guess each other’s age A trick he’s pretty good at We talk about daughters Sons Families How he goes back every year When he can To northern Iran But really his family’s here now Round the houses in Brum From a young age Now his home is Dudley Four years in the shop Cutting Blending Trimming The heat from the hair dryer Beats the sweepings to the floor and I escape for twenty minutes In the stories In the swift hands The mirrors Posters from a bygone age Product on the shelves The smell of wax and leather Scissors sweep over the comb and I learn that the skills are hard taught From the first time with the razor To the years later Efficient Precise Art in my eyes Soon his brother will join him From Manchester Where he’s currently learning To catch up The future is all about the family and I hope the shop is still here For when his son Picks up the scissors For the first time Thanks for the haircut Ari It took years off me

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Drains

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Vile aftershave

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Fag smoke

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Barbers shop. I like that smell.

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Strong wexxx

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Burgers

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E-cigarette

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What smells I didn't I get - rubbish, old fashioned food shops, dog shit / damp dogs, pub smells

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Ladies' perfume

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Another e-cig

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Faint waft of scented police man and woman

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Girl's perfume

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Aftershave

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Man with cigarette in a open reach van

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This post captures the street qualities where the visitors experience the colour and aromas of the food. (We decided to present our narrative through social media and instagram posts as we wanted to showcase what individual experiences might be like when experiencing the future High Street. Each of our posts captures a different element of experience on the High Street to form a collective scenario.)

Imagining Collage Change Colour Community Culture Curiosity Difference Food Friendliness Future Imagination Interacting Invitations Life Opportunity People Potential Stories Taste Emotion Lingering Abundance Smell Joy Happiness

Smell of baking - smells great together

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Hair products

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Barber

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Faint smell of barbers

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Bianca and her friends went clothes shopping. As they could smell the delicious food making in the community kitchen, they curiously went inside for the first time. Bianca and her friends were offered freshly made, delicious soup.

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Antibac smell!

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Smell of a clean Euro-6 bus engine

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Waft of damp grass

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Damp day in summer

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Sash xxxx Cosmetics nice (best smell)

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Baked goods mmm....

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Smell of clothes on display

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Fresh air

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A nice smell I cannot pin down

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Car exhaust

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Fag smoke

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Smell of baking - smells great together

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Damp alley

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Noisy BMW exhaust

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Smell of damp autumn evening everywhere

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Rain washed streets

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Traffic fumes yuk

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