'Susie Smoking' (1988)
Practitioners / viewers often wonder about Nick Knight's way of working, how he gets his inspiration and his ideas from. This particular notorious image came from working in collaboration with avant-garde Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto featuring the model Suzie Bick, the photograph was exhibited widely and notably, shown in the exhibition Out Of Fashion, at the Photographers Gallery in London, in 1989.
The image was influenced by Somalian art references such as her posture is mimicked by the rikka style Ikebana flower arrangements.
The image balances a formal western modernity with Japanese tradition and creativity.
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