Скачать или смотреть Norman Cook's Record Box photographed by artist Mark Vessey

Fat Boy Slim aka Norman Cook needs little introduction, he is a cultural dance music icon, DJ, producer and ‘Skint’ music label head. He is leading figure that popularised the ubiquitous Big Beat genre throughout the 90s and 00’s, a sound that time stamped the decade and beyond. An ambassador for ‘Cool Britania’, he is loyal to his hometown Brighton, bringing his sound to the rest of the world with albums like ‘You've Come a Long Way, Baby’ and singles such as ‘Praise You’ and "The Rockafeller Skank”.

Active when vinyl was the only format you needed to DJ, he transported his records across the globe in this very box. Making it inimitable by covering it with all of the stickers and badges he collected along the way. The box has been present at every destination and gig alongside him from the infamous Big Beach Boutique, Australia, Santa Cruz, Ibiza, Glastonbury, the list is endless….

The passion, spirit and detail of this now cultural artifact has been captured visually by British artist Mark Vessey, a rising star in the international art world, best-known for exploring and celebrating icons of contemporary pop culture, he lovingly curates the subjects of his images which include magazines, books and vinyl records that have had special and important significance within the popular cultural heritage of the 20th and 21st Centuries.

‘The significance of what Mark does with objects like this is he makes the significance of seemingly everyday objects by photographing them so beautifully and elevating them and putting them on a pedestal and in a frame. He sort of says, this is more than just a bunch of old magazines. This is history here. This is more than just somebody's old records. This is history and their culture and their art. He recognises beauty in the flawed nature of our old possessions.’ Norman Cook

The piece will be released exclusively through Hang-Up Gallery, one of London’s leading contemporary art spaces. A limited run of prints will be available in three sizes from 9th October both in the galley and online via www.hanguppictures.com.

Each print is signed and numbered by Mark Vessey and Norman Cook, offering a rare opportunity to own a piece of music and visual art history.