Tribe v Tribe (2015) — Social Art Library

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Dan Thompson

lower-third-poster 1.jpg — Poster for Mods in Tribe v Tribe, design by Dan Thompson (referencing original poster)

A town-wide game exploring youth culture in Margate…

TribevTribe was a game which used the town of Margate itself as the board. It celebrated Margate’s place as a home to youth culture, and layered that past over the present townscape. Players picked up a card to play, and it gave them a place in a tribe – Mods, Rockers, Hippies, Punks or Ravers. Players then moved through the town, and in and out of history, winning points by completing simple challenges, finding clues like reproductions of original gig posters, and recording their visits to venues including Dreamland, The Shell Grotto, Turner Contemporary and independent businesses. As they played they win points for their tribe, and each week, the dozen venues in the game were won or lost by a tribe. Over 100 people played and at the end of four weeks, the Mods won. One of the reproduction posters – for a gig by The Lower Third, shown here – has mistakenly been used in the 2016 David Bowie biography, Hero.

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Dan Thompson

My work is about ordinary people, everyday life, and overlooked places. I like finding exceptional stories in unremarkable locations. I like to change the accepted narrative, and help people to see the place they live through a new lens. I often start work by asking people to help me explore a place, and use archives, literature, and local collections to get a deeper understanding.

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