It’s out! Available at all the usual places, online and off. Get yourself a copy. The launch party was held last night at — of course — The Eagle in Vauxhall. Some photos from the event here. Also a reminder that I’ve put together a little slideshow of the photos HMD and label Strut commissioned from me for the release.
Loving his work: intimate scenes from the cafés and asylums of Purgatory.
A few days ago, I accompanied Ms Noir to the Wellcome Library. The Library is a fabulous resource: while Helen researched for her upcoming show (see below), I spent the day investigating spirit photography and mediæval gem lore. EXHIBIT: Hyppolite Baraduc, early photographer of the soul and its emanations. Here, he describes his technique (quoted in Invention of Hysteria: Charcot and the Photographic Iconography of the Salpetriere): Baraduc. I love your images. Are your books available in English? I hesitate to look. May you remain, as do your fêted photographs of the soul, somewhere in my imagination, as water is …
The current issue of i-D includes a half-page full-page feature on the forthcoming HMD album, illustrated with some of the photos Strut commissioned from me for the accompanying booklet. Hunt it down, and make sure you’re at the Eagle Sunday 8th August for the launch party. [Above: Ernesto poses with a 7-inch. Click for more photos from the shoot…]
Ma Butcher’s night at Dalston Superstore. Included stagediving from the bar, snout, heels and all… Photos on Flickr,
Scottee’s fabulous night of alternative performance, teleported to a tent, Saturday afternoon, in a field, in the rain. Who would have thought?! It worked brilliantly. Performances from Scottee himself, Annabel Sings, Nando Messias, Masumi Tipsy Saito, Theo Adams, The Tenor Ladies… loved it. Pix here.
Back home at The Ghetto…
NYT article here. We like. Check the slideshow, and look out for more exhibitions.