Tom Hunter is a British photographer from Dorset who later moved to Hackney. The photograph above is from the series 'Life and Death in Hackney'. This series explores the decaying scenes of post industrial Hackney and the history of the Rave scene which became popular in the 90's. All of the photographs from this series are taken in this area which was adopted as the home of a mix of music and drugs.
All of the images in this series are influenced by these events in the early 90's and are inspired by stories of loss, abandonment, music and self indulgence. The images play part in narratives brought into context with the party goers of the raves playing the main characters.
The image above called 'The Way Home' is inspired by John Everett Millais (pictured below) tale of Orphelia and shows a young female raver who's journey home doesn't end up so well and so she ends up in a canal which was once an important part of the journey of goods in the industrial era. The image is supposed to represent a tragedy as she is left with her own thoughts of the actions she took in the hours just past.
Hunters influence from old pre-Raphaelite artists/paintings creates a modern urban chronicle with a somewhat different perspective. The beauty, nature and social attributes he has taken into account when producing his work makes it engaging and interesting to look at.
I also like how he has used similar framing to that in the paintings which he has been inspired by but has used aspects of modern conflicts and urban land to make it his own.
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