CASE STUDY
WORK IN PROGRESS: AUGUST 2012 EYE CANDY FESTIVAL LE TRUC BIRMINGHAM
Permanent indoor installation Theme Taking inspiration from Serge Gainsbourg, Guy Bourdain and Pierre et Gilles we were commissioned to create wall installations to activate the space inside this new restaurant in the Arcadian. Elements • Brigitte Bardot made of pages from a book entitled ‘Rude Food’ and a modern burlesque publication • Serge Gainsbourg made of pages from Pierre et Gilles biography • An modern take on an iconic Guy Bourdain image of a woman peering into a mirror made of pink French newsprint and Pierre et Gilles photography • Faux taxidermy dogs heads to signpost people to the toilets
CASE STUDY
WORK IN PROGRESS: AUGUST 2012 EYE CANDY FESTIVAL LE TRUC BIRMINGHAM
Future • Collaborative work with graffiti artist / illustrator Josh Billingham • Additional neon elements added to enhance above artworks • Neon text scrolling around pillars quoting Gainsbourg • Upcycling mass-produced canvases into original surreal artworks