David Forcier - Photographer
Quebec, Canada/Melbourne, Australia
Photos are selected from the second issue of Reckless photozine. Reckless compiles photographs taken in Australia between June 2016 and April 2019. 84 pages, 107 photographs, black and white, risograph printed, 133mm x 210mm. Mix of 35mm and digital photography by David Forcier.
Reckless showcases an intimate and truthful display of the underground Australian punk scene and the artists that perform within it.
The images document a variety of established musicians and artists such as, Haram, Total Control, Hank Wood and the Hammerheads, Vanilla Poppers, Low Life, Exek and more. From 2016 through to the present, Reckless creates a monochromatic narrative that presents the in and outs of the Australian punk scene from the last 4 years.
“There’s always endings and beginnings to everything in life and this period of time is no different. I've always found it important to be able to bookend periods of time so we can know that we are all collectively moving forward in some capacity.“ - David Forcier
Featured Artists:
THE STEVENS, SYSTEMA EN DECADENCIA, HARAM, THE UV RACE, TOTAL CONTROL, THE FRANTICS, ROT T.V., COLD MEAT, VANILLA POPPERS, SEX DRIVE, RAPID DYE, BLOODLETTER, BB AND THE BLIPS, LOW LIFE, THE NO, L.A SUFFOCATED, KNIFER, EXEK, UBIK, RIXE, POWER, PARSNIP, CONSTANT MONGREL, OILY BOYS, STRAIGHT JACKET NATION, RED RED KROVVY, ORION, VINTAGE CROP, THE STROPPIES, HANK WOOD AND THE HAMMERHEADS, TALC, THE SNAKES, ROBBER, GELD, PUCE MARY, TOL, NUN, NOTS, TERRY, EXECUTION, VERTIGO, SPOTTING, STATIONS OF THE CROSS, RABID DOGS, SPIKE FUCK
Reckless is accompanied by a mixtape with tracks chosen by the artists involved. Arranged and mixed by David Forcier.
Exek
Haram
Oily Boys
Execution
Power
Puce Mary
Rixe
Sistema En Decadencia
Straightjacket Nation
Total Control
Ubik
Vanilla Poppers