Nick Knight will be using the Live Studio during 5 - 6 November for a 'fairytale' themed shoot for the February 2010 issue of British Vogue, with model Natalia Vodianova, fashion director Lucinda Chambers, hair stylist Sam McKnight, make-up artist Val Garland and manicurist Marian Newman. Vodianova will be modelling outfits customised by some of fashions leading designers, which will then be sold at auction with the proceeds going to ‘The Naked Heart Foundation’, a charitable trust which builds and runs playgrounds for disadvantaged children.
Allowing the public a unique insight into the workings of the photographic studio, this Live Studio space will be used each week by world-renowned fashion image-makers, including Jason Evans, Shona Heath and Simon Foxton, to shoot fashion editorial, portraits and film. The ultimate in tantalising voyeurism, a two-way mirror allows the audience to observe unseen from the exhibition space, while the action is also simultaneously broadcast live on SHOWstudio.com
Included in the live programe of shoots is 100 Portraits, a special project initiated by Nick Knight. Between 1-20 December 2009, Knight will photograph 100 of London's Beau Monde—including models, actors, musicians, and artists. The portraits from each session will be displayed in a gallery adjacent to the Live Studio and in an upcoming issue of i-D magazine.
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