Trip Street Party (1988)

Dave Swindells documented subcultures and scenes from warehouse parties to Leigh Bowery’s Taboo before the explosion of acid house in the late 1980s. He wrote about the clubs as nightlife editor at Time Out, and photographed the events for i-D, the Observer and the Face. His images of gatherings in disused factories, bucolic rural locations and festivals evoked the spirit of the time. Sweet Harmony: Rave | Today is at the Saatchi Gallery until 14 September