Video: "New Gypsies" - photographs of the life of modern tramps traveling in a horse camp
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Some inhabitants of foggy albion, imbued with the spirit of punk culture and the philosophy of anarchism, rejected the blessings and shackles of the modern world for the sake of living in freedom and nomadic freedom. Modern tramps and travelers, singly and with whole families, gather in camps to roam the roads and fields of Great Britain in simple horse-drawn wagons.
The story began in the 1990s, when middle-class English youth, to the consternation of their wealthy parents, were fascinated by the romantic ideas of independence from all rules and regulations. Having got their own vans, the young people set off on an adventure to breathe in the spirit of freedom and equality. And, of course, it could not do without alcohol and drugs, as a result, constant problems with the police and landowners. Since then, the new Roma have matured, for the most part given up bad habits, got families and children. Broken vans were replaced by horses and wagons.
Twenty-five years ago, Iain McKell took his first photographs of modern vagabonds and travelers. Over ten years of observing the life of a small camp, the photographer has accumulated many stunning photographs, which he collected in a new book called "New Gypsies".
"To my surprise, the horse-drawn carriage camp has state-of-the-art technology at its disposal: solar panels, mobile phones, laptops and, of course, Facebook access." - says Iain McKell. According to the photographer, he is completely delighted that these guys managed to combine the New and the Old in their lives, without becoming dependent on either one or the other.
This lifestyle has become a conscious choice for each of the new Roma. At the same time, modern vagabonds and travelers do not have any ancient gypsy traditions. They simply decided to spend their lives on an endless journey with their families, horses and belongings.
Probably, just such a "gypsy" was played by actor Brad Pitt in Guy Ritchie's film "Big Jackpot", which was released in 2000.
The desire of Europeans to return to their origins grows stronger every year, sometimes taking on the most unusual forms. Tired of the press of modern civilization, people not only leave to live in nature, but also conduct pagan rituals or remodel viking life.
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