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Nick Knight

Co-founder and co-curator of SHOWstudio, Knight is among the world's most influential photographers. He has won numerous awards for his editorial work for Vogue, Dazed & Confused, i-D, The Face and Visionaire, as well as for fashion and advertising projects for clients including Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein, Christian Dior, Levi Strauss, Yohji Yamamoto and Yves Saint Laurent. Knight has also shot record covers for Björk, David Bowie and Massive Attack.

Angel

A collaborative piece by Björk, Alexander McQueen
and Nick Knight. Commissioned by Jean De Loisy.

Styling: Katy England
Make-up: Sharon Dowsett
Hair: Malcolm Edwards
Model: Lisa at IMG, NY
Production Gainsburg and Whiting
Technical Support Ben Dunbar

Motion Image Animation: Adam Mufti
Interactive Design & Development: Danny Brown
Art Direction: Paul Hetherington

Avignon documentary footage courtesy of Paris Modes
Maggots supplied by Simon Grant at ouse Valley Bait
Company Ltd, Norfolk, England.

Thankyou to Darren Sleebush and Charlotte Knight


Alexander McQueen/Nick Knight/Björk
With interactive design by Danny Brown

Texts
The Divine World by Charlotte Cotton.
Of Maggots and Madonnas by Susannah Frankel.

Movie
4.5 minute film created from Nick Knight stills,
recreating the lifespan of the original Angel
installation. Exclusive music written by Björk.

Requires QuickTime 5 plug-in to view.

Documentary
3 minute film recording Angel in situ, in Avignon,
featuring an interview with Alexander McQueen
and Nick Knight.

Requires QuickTime 5 plug-in to view.

Interactive
Reactive graphic work by multi-media
practitioner Danny Brown, exploring Angel's
spatial and visual qualities.

Requires Shockwave 8 plug-in to view.


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