Mongrelism : the Mighty Mongrel Mob Nation of Aotearoa New Zealand : depicted in 152 large format colour photographic plates
"The Mighty Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand are mythologised for extreme violence, and they have long been cast as the nation's monsters. Mongrelism offers a communion with this impenetrable fraternity. Monumental portraits illustrate Mob members' assertion of membership and pride in their identity. Artifact studies and brutal first person narratives are drawn from the Mob corpus, mirroring the landscape studies that bare the brooding environments where Mob members live. Mongrelism examines how the gang brands itself to itself to uphold its hierarchy and history, and finds core values usually lauded by society: perseverance, resilience, and loyalty"--Author's website
Print Book, English, MMXVIII
Here Press, London, MMXVIII