`It was the best of times it was the worst of times.' Maligned,
misunderstood and fetishized the 1980's stands as the decade when
post-modern life began in the west, and London was at the epicenter
of this shift. An explosion of creativity took place against a
backdrop of radical social change. London became a city of tribes.
The vast youth culture categories of the preceding decades
shattered into shards. It was the decade that sub-culture as a way
of life reached it's zenith before giving way to it's inevitable
scene surfing conclusion. Ridgers documented this cultural moment
obsessively. Punks, post-punks, cyber-punks, gothic punks, mods,
hard mods, Trojan skins, racist skins, ska, reggae, dub, early
electronica, synth pop, acid house, happy hardcore, Blitz Kids, New
Romantics, Hip-Hop, Rap, Electro, Break Beat, Techno, Rave - these
were all sub-cultural spaces with scenes attached in London in the
1980's. Unlike now, subcultures in the 1980's were not casual
playthings - they were a way of life for their participants. They
inspired profound loyalty. They were a beautiful a doomed flowering
of the hope for a better world. Derek Ridger's exquisite street
portrait photography has captured this creative decade beautifully.
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