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Out of Order: A Photographic Celebration of the Free Party Scene
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Out Of Order is the culmination of ten years of Molly Macindoe work documenting the underground Free Party and Teknival scene. It is a testament to her ‘sincere passion for the Free Party scene,’ a unique sub-culture that to her ‘felt like home’ the moment she walked into her first rave.
Her photography has always been inspired by the beauty to be found in the people and events of the Free Party scene, and subsequently reflects that same sentiment.
Controversial in its reactionary attitude, Macindoe’s work is a visual attack on the culture of voyeuristic sensationalism found in the mainstream media. She chooses to portray a very personal narrative with a positive outlook, from a true insider's perspective. She is redressing the balance, and in the process is producing a work that is more than just an art book, but a social documentary of valuable historical and academic interest. This book sparks a debate on the issue of social responsibility in documentary photography, provoking thought on the further consequences of published work and the ethics of the profession.
Out of Order is an art book for public appreciation, a personal narrative, and a visual archive of a sub-culture for academia.
The four hundred plus photographs are accompanied by a dual narrative text that describes the parallel stories of both the photographer and the underground rave scene, written by musicologist and journalist Caroline Stedman MA Bsc
“The images contained within summon you into the party like a slow motion glitch in the mainframe, where you can smell the rave and feel the bass. Molly's work annihilates the media's lazy, generic stock image portrayal of the scene and successfully represents one of the most important movements of our time.” A raver’s tribute
This is a limited first edition run of just 1,000 copies.
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The Political Significance of Being 'Out of Order'--A View from the U.S.
Posted by Carole Fabricant on 4th Nov 2011
This timely and intelligently-conceived book offers an illuminating look at the history of an important but far too little-known cultural phenomenon centered around the ‘free party’ movement and its manifestations in underground raves and ‘teknivals’. Macindoe’s highly professional photographs of individuals refusing to conform to conventional standards of appearance and behavior produces a series of memorable portraits and settings. Equally notable is the success of the photographs in documenting a movement whose significance goes well beyond its signature musical styles to encompass a vibrant model of social community: one that presents an alternative, non-exploitative way of living in the world. A book that says much about counter-cultural and political protest activities throughout Europe over the last two decades, it acquires additional meaning and relevance in light of the current “Occupy Wall Street” movement and its spin-offs around the globe, which are in the process of recapturing (and redefining) public space while creating a new sense of communal identity. One can only hope that this movement will find a photographer as talented as Macindoe to document its actions in a similarly sympathetic and engaged but non-invasive way. This book is highly recommended both for the general reader interested in learning about alternative forms of music and lifestyles, and for the academic student pursuing research in areas of visual and cultural studies, and the history of popular protest.
Carole Fabricant
Professor (Emer.) of English
University of California, Riverside
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The well travelled start of a photo journey
Posted by Unknown on 5th Sep 2011
Molly has put together a really amazing chunk of free party pictures that mean so much to so many people. Even if you ain't in any of them or even been to any of the parties, just looking through her lens is a comfortable trip through a sometimes chaotic scene that like its mainstream cousins, sisters and brothers has its rock stars that live fast and die young. RIP too many.
Thanks Molly x
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A beautiful and stunning record of rare events!!
Posted by Dave Rayer on 20th May 2011
Pure artistic brilliance and clear documentation of events are combined effortlessly in this wonderful book. It appeals to me greatly, both as a photographer and as frquenter of many free parties over the years.
Upon finishing my first look at the photos shown within I had a strong and unerring urge to go to a massive rave and dance till the morning with the kindest and funniest people in the world who this book depicts so well.
I would recommend Out of Order to anyone who appreciates great photography, or who wants to see what has really been going on for the passed 14 years in the world of free parties around the world......
For a raver in London or Europe over this time frame I would describe it as essential.
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Memories
Posted by Cluur Jones on 20th May 2011
What Molly has done here, is to reignite all my fond memories of parties, politics and family, oh so many people over the last decade and further. She has created a living memory for all those parties that I was at and missed, all the conversations that were had, dances done and plots created and hatched. Squats found and lost, tackles with the police and good times with good people!
A culture that has strived to continue to survive.
Thank you Molly - exceptional!
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An insight to a hidden world
Posted by Sharn L Ponting on 3rd Apr 2011
When I opened the book I did not know what to expect. I sat and looked at the pictures from beginning to end and by the time I finished I felt incredibly emotional. I had no idea that there was another plane that people lived on. Having had a very structured way of life this came as a total revelation to me.
I was touched by the beauty and the simple way of life these people have. The laughter and joy of the children playing with the dogs and in the water, reminded me of times gone by, when I was a child and there were no toys only fun to be had with other kids and their pets; it was wonderful. The people looked so incredibly happy and they have so little. The buildings had a haunting quality that gives insight into urban areas which people like me don't even know exist.
I found the photos of the Police harrowing; they had no right to be there. It’s time the Government realised they have worse things to worry about than these people.
I felt like I had been allowed to look at something so poignant and with an incredible message - ’we are people just like you, we do no harm, we live our lives to the full’.
