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Since their first solo show in London, British Rubbish, 1996, they have enjoyed international recognition.ĭennis Morris is an internationally acclaimed photographer who is well known for his seminal photographs of The Sex Pistols. Their work also includes light sculptures which elevate the kitsch of low art forms, such as Las Vegas strip hotels and tattoo parlours, into iconic tropes of pop art. The artists are best known for their ‘shadow sculptures’ in which they use discarded rubbish, animals and other matter that are then illuminated from a single light source creating portraits of themselves. And so when we approached iconic photographer Dennis Morris to create an image for the cover artwork of our own record, I immediately wanted to capture the essence of the leather-clad Bowie from 1977, and to mix this with the portrait of John Lydon that adorns the cover of Public Image Limited’s seminal album First Issue, taken by Morris back in the day.” Says Sue Webster: “Two of my all-time favourite album cover’s, Iggy Pop’s The Idiot and David Bowie’s Heroes, were both inspired by the same painting, Roquairol by the German artist Erich Heckel.

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