SIX - Simon Barker

10 corso como - seoul - south korea

six — 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

galleria carla sozzani - milan - italy

six — 2016-05-31T23:52:52Z

divus@zwitschermaschine gallery berlin - germany

six — 2014-10-31T21:11:21Z

the book

six — 2012-11-12T09:30:48Z

the book

152 pages

150 previously unseen photographs

all photographs in full colour

all photographs by six

all texts written exclusively for the book

printed on fine art paper

hardback gloss cover

plus sticker

size : 21 cm x 26 cm x 2 cm

weight : 1kg

ono arte contemporanea - lucca - italy

six — 2012-08-07T13:04:47Z

divus temporary - london - england

2012-08-01T22:11:50Z

divus gallery - prague - czech republic

2012-08-01T22:11:47Z

ono arte contemporanea - bologna - italy

2012-08-01T12:03:26Z

introduction

2012-07-21T09:50:50Z

In 1976, when I moved into the St. James Hotel, I bought myself one of the cheapest pocket cameras available. Fully automatic, with no controls or settings, it just required a simple slot-in film cartridge. An idiot could use it - and I did.

This book is a product of that cameras and those times - my family album from 1976 to 1978. The photos you see were all unplanned, spur of the moments shots taken by myself for myself and, up until now, with never a thought given to publication. In over thirty years, they have only been seen by a handful of close friends. I used to think they weren't good enough to show people. Now I think they are almost too good.

150 exclusive, full colour photographs of the people at the heart of what would later be known as 'punk' in London, focusing mainly on the strong, creative women, artists and writers.

Women such as Jordan, Siouxsie, Debbie Juvenile, Tracie O'Keefe, Ari Up, Poly Styrene and Nico. Artists and writers such as Malcolm McLaren, Helen Wellington-Lloyd aka Helen of Troy, Bertie Marshall aka Berlin and Derek Jarman.

Also, in a series of afterwords specially written for the book, a selection of people, who I have personally admired for their creativity and bravery, have written some thoughts on the subject. Although none were directly involved in the London punk scene, all have, in their own ways, had some bearing on it - either before or after.

Six aka Simon Barker

the buyers

six — 2012-06-30T21:04:00Z