Photo Peter Anderson

ARCH GALLERY, LONDON

DEPTFORD X PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT 'HERE AND NOW'

SEPTEMBER 2010

The exhibition comprised huge hand-printed black and white photographs capturing the
street style of young people who live locally. Their urban attitudereflects the iconic early
hip hop photographs Anderson made on the streets of New York City in the early eighties.

Arch gallery presents a new photographic project by Peter Anderson for Deptford X. Anderson has been working on the streets of south east London making images with young people whose street style still reflects the urban attitude of the 80s. This project continues a fascination that started when the Royal College funded his first trip to New York, where he made iconic images of early hip-hop street style. This early work records a rarely-seen alternative '80s. Working closely with his subjects - many of whom have since become household names - these photographs captured the energy of an era when music, fashion and politics first collided. It is a time that is still deeply influential today. He is one of the few photographers who still uses the dark room himself, working off industrial enlargers and custom made equipment to produce his trade mark 5ft x 4ft (150cm x 120cm) hand made silver gelatin prints.

ARCH GALLERY
15 Resolution Way, Deptford, London SE8 4NT
24 September – 23 October 2010