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<em>I grew up in a time of defiant youth culture. One could move into different groups of people that were mostly defined by their hairstyle and music taste. The 70’s were fantastically experimental, a fertile breeding ground for creating strong individuals. My defiant sensibilities were well established by the time punk arrived. A reaction initially teased out by the greaser-bikers I’d hung out with in my ween-teens. Motorbikes, Heavy Metal, ‘Snake bites’ (cider and lager), Hickies and those illicit parties in  straw-cut fields accompanied by exciting police raids. My hair was short by the age of 14, and for some inexplicable reason I started collecting and bagging the trimmings.</em>

Read the full piece over at <a href="http://www.theculturalpick.com/webzine/teenagecathyward/" target="_blank">Plectrum</a>

Cathy Ward's <em>Teen Age (above) </em>is at the <a href="http://www.usurp.org.uk" target="_blank">USURP Gallery</a> until 30 May