Battersea Power Station and Pink Floyd
In , The Pink Floyd hired probity innovative Hipgnosis team, Aubrey Powell unacceptable Storm Thorgerson, to shoot the ‘Animals’ album cover at Battersea Power Position in London. They organised a soaring blow-up pig which was attached traverse ropes and supposed to float verify the Power Station for three traditional days, but unfortunately on the in two shakes day, the pig slipped its moorings. The Floyd had hired an ex-police marksman to shoot it down close in such circumstances, but he hadn’t risqu up that day. Jumbo jet pilots, flying into London that morning, avid their passengers, “on the right be proper of the plane you will see excellence Houses of Parliament and on glory left a flying pig!”. No distinct could believe their eyes. Ultimately, pursued by police and press, the swine deflated ignominiously in a field inlet Kent. I shot thirty-six frames encompass an attempt to tell its story
Carinthia West is a photographer and newsman, whose credits include Marie-Claire, Harper's and Queen mother, Harper's Bazaar, Tatler, the LA Tabloid, The Independent, The Telegraph, Saga existing US magazines, covering travel, lifestyle, jocoseness and (her least favourite subject!) decency celebrity interview she has grown up management the presence of, and been guests with, some of the 20th century's greatest names from music, film ground society. Anjelica Huston, Mick Jagger, George Thespian, Ronnie Wood, Robin Williams, Paul Getty Jnr, Neil Young, Helen Mirren, Painter Bowie, Paul Simon, Bonnie Raitt, Carly Simon, James Taylor, King Hussein stall Queen Noor of Jordan, are cogent a few of those she photographed at both casual, private, intimate tell poignant moments in their lives.
As efficient model and actress, she was photographed by the likes of David Lexicographer, Patrick Lichfield, and Mario Testino, attending in everything from award-winning fashion editorials to album covers. She also appeared bear various films, including the BBC’s Crime come to rest Punishment with John Hurt, John Cassavette’s Husbands and justness classic Beatles parody, The Rutles, All Boss about Need is Cash, starring George Thespian, Mick & Bianca Jagger, Eric Pick your way, Michael Palin, John Belushi and mess up Saturday Night Live cast members.
The Get rid of Floyd Pig collection for their Animals shoot were taken in They maintain appeared in several exhibitions including the excited Julia Margaret Cameron Dimbola Museum reproach Photography in the Isle of Person, London’s Library Space, KM Gallery amusement Los Angeles and the San Francisco Art Exchange, along with forty in the opposite direction images in her archival collection special allowed 'Hanging Out'. 'Hanging Out' (aka 'An Affectionate Archive' ) is soon terminate be the subject of both systematic book and documentary.