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Description - Inventory: On Op Shops by Sue Dodd

There has been very little written about op shops in Australia-hardly surprising as op shops are predominantly staffed by volunteers, the majority of them women over 65. They are run by charities that are inevitably more focused on the programs run with the money raised by these shops, and they tend to be frequented, though this is changing, predominantly by those in the margins-single mothers, the unemployed, the elderly and others whose limited income means they cannot afford to buy from commercial retail stores. Yet most local shopping centres have an op shop or two and they have been part of our communities for over 50 years. Sue Dodd and Enza Gandolfo have spent several months in op shops interviewing volunteers, staff and customers. Inventory: On Op Shops tells the story of that exploration. It is polyphonic work - textual, visual, and performative - that explores the role and meaning of op shops to individuals and communities.

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