:: SHOWstudio - Sleep ::

Nick Knight

Co-founder and co-curator of SHOWstudio, Knight is among the world's most influential photographers. He haswon 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 Bj–rk, David Bowie and Massive Attack.

Sleep

Direction & concept: Nick Knight
Stylists: (10th December 2001) Simon Foxton & Jonathan Kaye
(11th December 2001) Sidone Barton
Models: (10th December 2001) Fanni @ models 1, Kate Elson @ models 1, Line Gost @ Models 1, Anna-Maria Cseh @ Select,
Zora Star @ Take 2
(11th December 2001) Devon Aoki @ Storm, Liberty Ross @ Storm Natasha Prince @ Storm, Elise Crombez @ Storm

Make Up: Sharon Dowsett @ Premier
Hair: Sam McKnight @ Premier
Nails: Marian Newman @ Premier
Production: Phillippa Oakley-Hill
Technical Development: Chris Raettig

'Axis 2100' webcams provided with kind support from
Axis Communications Ltd
Pebble lights by Habitat

On 10 & 11 December 2001, nine top models arrived at The Metropolitan Hotel to participate in the first ever global, live fashion shoot. The girls were dressed by stylists, had their hair, make-up and nails groomed, and were put to bed in their separate hotel rooms. SHOWstudio viewers logged on at midnight and through the night as the models' gentle slumber and gradual dishevelment was recorded in a series of intimate stills.

Images
Selection of stills from the live fashion shoot.

Movies
Eight fascinating film shorts composed from the webcam stills, documenting the models' unconscious fashion 'performances'.
Requires QuickTime 5 plug-in to view.

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