Seana Gavin's monograph 'Spiralled' documents 1990s-2000s European rave culture

Seana Gavin's 'Spiralled' explores the rave culture across Europe from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. Released by Idea in a limited run of 750 copies, the book features Gavin's photographs and diary entries from various parties in countries such as France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, and Hungary. As an active member of the free party movement with the Spiral Tribe sound system, her work captures both joyous celebrations and the stark realities of police confrontations. The images are thematically arranged, juxtaposing 'Heaven' and 'Hell.' In her introduction, Gavin reflects on her youth, noting the cultural growth driven by anarchism and post-Cold War techno, providing an unfiltered view of communal freedom in a restrictive legal environment.