Punk in the east - celebrating 40 years of punk in Norwich
Funded by the University of Reading
Directors: Robbie McKane, Toby Rinkoff
Producer: Matt Worley
Editor: Holly Stimson
Featuring the work of Mick Duffield
Featuring the music of Crass, Steve Ignorant, Ruts DC
Image Archive: Matt Worley, Colin Scott, Jon Fry, Andrew Gibson, Maff Steele, Andy Lowe, Kate Phillips, Lefty Wright, Reid E. Ramone, Chris Evans, Derek Williams, Doris Norch
Film Archive: East Anglian Film Archive at the University of East Anglia'Punk in the East’ was a festival of events celebrating the 40th anniversary of punk that took place in the Norwich Lanes in 2016 and lives on in a digital Punk archive.
Modern historian Professor Matt Worley, from the University of Reading, instigated the celebration as part of a research project exploring Punk as a subculture and its value as a part of British history. Here, Matt speaks to the festival’s organiser, Jonty Young, a Norwich punk from the days of 1977. ‘Punk in the East’ included gigs, films, a trail around the Norwich Lanes and an exhibition at the Museum in Norwich at the Bridewell.
On October 22nd 2016 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the first UK punk single, New Rose by the Damned, a 15 venue exhibition opened throughout the Norwich Lanes which attracted thousands of visitors from across the UK. Unlike other similar countrywide events, Punk In The East received no funding whatsoever and instead with an army of volunteers and local shop keepers, put on an eye-catching and thought provoking event(hyperlink to event page) true to the DIY ethos of Its subject.
Since then Matt Worley has taken his thoughts on the subject to print and in 2017 published the critically acclaimed, No Future: Punk, Politics and British Youth Culture, 1976–1984
Specialisms
Experience with cultural institutions, identifying trends and capturing the ephemeral.Sensorially-rich imagery combined with the precision of tabletop and macro work.Drawing performances out of real people, finding belonging and empathy.