Roquette

"When I look at the Roquette Rockers pictures now, the spirit of that era comes back to me: there is a freshness and honesty in this pictures that is missing from most work being made today, as photographers are increasingly self-conscious and self-promoting. The rockers want to look tough, but their youth and naiveté shine through. Today, Ken Pate's first and only book is, to his surprise, an object of fascination; for me, his pictures still evoke a sharp pleasure, a feeling that is now mixed with a stab of intense nostalgia" - Carole Naggar