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Interview: Nick Knight on Blade of Light

published on 14 March 2015

Photographer Nick Knight began his collaborative relationship with Lee McQueen in 1996. The pair worked together continuously until McQueen's death in February 2010 and right up to the end pushed creative boundaries. McQueen's final show, S/S 10 Plato's Atlantis, was streamed live on SHOWstudio, a practice that then became the norm within the industry. Here, Knight discusses creating his Blade of Light image, featuring McQueen's S/S 04 Deliverance collection, with McQueen and Michael Clark.

Photographer Nick Knight began his collaborative relationship with Lee McQueen in 1996. The pair worked together continuously until McQueen's death in February 2010 and right up to the end pushed creative boundaries. McQueen's final show, S/S 10 Plato's Atlantis, was streamed live on SHOWstudio, a practice that then became the norm within the industry. Here, Knight discusses creating his Blade of Light image, featuring McQueen's S/S 04 Deliverance collection, with McQueen and Michael Clark.

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