by Jasper Spires
At the fringes of Mayfair, a striking pair of artists have built twinned monuments to the power of disruption and heaven shattering kick drums; fresh records to the culture of the rave. Both Kate Dunn and Vinca Petersen’s latest work share in this same subject matter, in capturing an experience of rave culture, after a period in time where it had all but died out. Working under the lingering shadows of Covid-19, each has approached their focus independently, but in taking their separate exhibitions together, an enduring legacy can be found. Between the abstract metaphysics of rebellion, and documenting a life found inside it, new insights into the culture emerge, forming a poignant humanism beneath the wall of speakers.