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Abstract

Article speaks to 'Mongrelism', the photographic series by Jono Rotman presenting an intimate look at members of the Mongrel Mob - New Zealand's largest, most notorious gang. Discusses Rotman's position as an outsider and efforts to eschew a traditional documentarian approach, including his process of photographing the men. Considers the politics and ethics of portraiture and "the intersections of seemingly disparate human experience". Considers the project's scope which "extends beyond the Mob itself to touch upon issues related to New Zealand's charged colonial past".