Rogier van der Weyden

A digital collage blending elements of classical art, mid-20th-century photography, and science fiction imagery into a surreal composition. In the foreground on the right, there is a serene, haloed Madonna figure dressed in flowing blue robes, her hands clasped in prayer, reminiscent of Renaissance religious paintings. Kneeling before her is a saint-like figure with a golden halo, gazing reverently downward at a plaque inscribed with the word “VENUS.” The ground beneath them is covered in lush green grass, suggesting a sacred or pastoral setting. To the left, a man dressed in a red uniform from the original Star Trek series crouches within a futuristic spacecraft interior, his expression intent and serious. Behind him, ghostly layers of vintage female figures—dressed in early to mid-20th-century clothing—stand or gesture with poise and determination, their greyscale tones contrasting with the vivid colours around them. A woman in a belted khaki shirt gazes upward as though lost in thought, while another figure appears to reach toward the sky. Above them, a faint underwater scene shows a body submerged, blending fluidly with an urban cityscape in greenish tones, creating an otherworldly, dreamlike effect. In the upper right, a large green mechanical structure, possibly an industrial turbine or piece of machinery, dominates the corner. Nearby, a dark circular motif with gold and red details evokes a mythological or cosmic symbol. To its left, a partially obscured figure wrapped in bandages sits hunched, evoking a sense of vulnerability or injury. The collage’s textures and imagery merge across time periods—Renaissance devotion, industrial modernity, and science fiction futurism—suggesting themes of spirituality, technology, gender, and transformation, all layered within a single enigmatic visual narrative.

#Collage - Penitent Magdalene and Engine

A page from a collage scrapbook. At the top is a large black-and-white newspaper headline "POLLOCK" under which is a large cropped, black-and-white portrait photograph of Jackson Pollock with his head leaning to the right and his left hand pressed into his forehead above his left eye. To the right of this and rotated 90 degrees to the right is a line of black-and-white text saying "THERE ARE LOTS OF PLACES IN BRITAIN WHERE RACISM DOESN'T EXIST" above a line of portraits of babies each with the word "HERE" written on their foreheads.

A page from a collage scrapbook. At the top and upside down is a cropped colour portrait photo of a young Asian woman in a white Panama Hat with a black band. She has a single pigtail falling from behind her left ear. At the bottom of the page and rotated 90 degrees to the right is a colour portrait photo of a woman in a black jacket and medium length brown hair holding a crucifix on a chain in her right hand which is held by her right ear.

Scrapbook #Collage pages from 1994.

A page from a collage scrapbook composed of several photographs with red painted frames and accents layered on top. At the top of the composition is a colour photograph taken from space, showing a metallic spacecraft or satellite floating above the curvature of the Earth. The Earth’s surface is covered in a thick blanket of white clouds, with the deep blackness of space forming the background. Over this photograph, a rough red square has been painted, encasing the spacecraft and drawing attention to it. On the right side of the collage, partially cropped, is a faded monochrome image of a person in a spacesuit or astronaut gear, the helmet and part of the torso visible but blending into the background. Below the space photograph is another rectangular section containing two images. On the left, three astronauts dressed in matching blue flight suits with NASA mission patches are clustered together inside a spacecraft. They are smiling and leaning forward, seemingly in good spirits, and the red painted square surrounds them in the same way as the image above. To the right of the astronauts, another photograph shows a man in a dark suit speaking into a microphone while facing the astronauts through a window or hatch, giving the impression of an official interaction or press event. The images are collaged onto a white background, and the expressive red paint applied around the photographs unifies them into a bold, striking composition.

A page from a collage scrapbook made from several photographs with painted accents in red and blue, arranged on a white background. At the top centre is a colour photograph of two Balinese dancers in ornate green and gold costumes, wearing elaborate headdresses adorned with flowers. They are caught in mid-performance, their arms positioned gracefully, one holding a fan. The photograph is framed with rough red paint, making it the central focal point of the composition. To the right of this, two black-and-white portraits are stacked vertically: the upper shows a bearded man smiling and leaning against tall grass, while the lower depicts a man in a straw hat sitting outdoors with farming equipment nearby. On the far left, partially cropped, is a faded monochrome photograph of an astronaut in a spacesuit, visible from the helmet down to the torso. Below the dancers and astronauts, in the middle of the composition, is a black-and-white image of an aeroplane flying above a cloudy landscape, outlined with bold blue paint to emphasize its shape. Beneath the aeroplane is a rectangular photograph with a muted green tone showing a solitary bare tree in a hazy, fog-like atmosphere. On the far right, at the bottom, is a vertical rectangular image of a man in a suit with slicked-back hair, set against a teal-coloured wall with partially legible words written in white, including “RELATIONSH” and “buzz WORDS.”

Scrapbook #Collage pages from 1994.

A page from a collage scrapbook composed of several black-and-white and colour images placed together. In the upper left corner, there is a photo of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy; Oliver Hardy is holding a young boy in his arms, while Stan Laurel stands beside them smiling with his finger pointed toward his cheek. To the right of that image is a portrait of a woman with long dark hair, wearing a patterned top, looking directly at the camera. Below the Laurel and Hardy picture, toward the centre left, is a negative-style photograph of a person wearing round glasses, with film perforations visible along the top of the frame. Next to it, in the centre right, is a photograph of a dog sitting inside a hat, peering out with its head tilted. On the bottom row, to the left, is a textured image of a stone tablet or carved surface with intricate inscriptions or symbols. Beside it is a black-and-white photograph of a man sitting casually, wearing a light-coloured suit jacket, looking off to the side with a thoughtful expression. On the far right side of the collage is a bright red and black abstract artwork with bold patterns resembling graffiti or stencil art, featuring a stylized central figure outlined in yellow.

A page from a collage scrapbook featuring six distinct images arranged in a grid-like fashion. In the top left corner is a high-contrast black-and-white image of a baby, with someone’s hands pulling the corners of its mouth into a wide smile; the exaggerated effect makes the image both playful and unsettling. To the right of it, along the top edge, is a narrow, vertical, coloured image of a medieval-style stained glass window depicting a crowned figure in ornate robes holding a staff, seated in a throne-like setting. Below, on the bottom row, from left to right, are three rectangular images: the first is a sepia-toned portrait of a young woman with short hair styled in a bob, wearing a light blouse, and glancing sideways; next to it is another sepia-toned portrait, this time of a young person with long hair and braided strands, resting their chin on their hand in a contemplative pose; the third image, at the far right, is a fragment of an advertisement for “Lucky C Evaporated Milk,” with bold text at the top, a stylized illustration of a cow grazing, and portions of the design worn or faded

Scrapbook #Collage pages from 1994.

A woodcut or print depicting a bald and bearded man in Greek robes sitting in a forest clearing deep in thought, with an eagle dropping a tortoise on his head.

The death of Aeschylus illustrated in the 15th century Florentine Picture Chronicle by Maso Finiguerra.

A collage is dense with visual tension, weaving fragments of history, politics, and desire into one layered tableau. At the top, mugshot-like portraits of Oppenheimer, Fermi, and Groves stare outward, gazes severe and haunted, the word “AIDEZ” scrawled across them like both a plea and a command. Beside them, a square with cryptic Asian characters suggests secrecy, silence, or forbidden knowledge. Beneath this stark register, colour bursts forth: a blazing yellow star edged in red radiates across the composition, its shape sharp yet pulsing with a kind of heat, as though it glows from within. A man in a dark beret and blue suit, caught mid-gesture, appears to conjure something invisible with his hands, his face intent, his body language charged with urgency and allure. In the foreground, a woman in an ornate kimono commands attention. She sits at a table scattered with glasses and newspapers, but her downcast eyes and inward gaze suggest a private reverie. The soft curve of her neck and the precision of her posture lend her an almost ritualistic sensuality, as though she embodies a secret she will never fully reveal. Behind her stands a figure in a stiff astronaut suit, oddly intimate despite his alien garb, holding a booklet like a coded message. To the side, two more women emerge in layers of print and illustration, their faces delicate, their presence ghostly yet tender, as if whispering in the margins of the scene. The background bristles with contradiction: barbed wire slashing across an image of a suspended body, the sharpness of violence against the softness of human form; a bold red square emblazoned with the word “LIVE,” amplifying the sensation of immediacy, voyeurism, and spectacle. The entire composition hums with contrasts — power and vulnerability, secrecy and exposure, intimacy and surveillance — leaving the viewer with the sense of something both dangerous and alluring, as if peering into a hidden theatre of desire wrapped in the language of history.

#Collage Watershed

A page from a collage scrapbook.On the left-hand side, the dominant image shows a woman lying down on a bed or draped surface covered with rich blue satin fabric. Her legs are raised straight into the air, wearing white lace-topped stockings and strappy black high-heeled shoes. Only the lower part of her body is visible in this main section, while the bottom part of the page reveals another portion of the same woman, showing her head turned to the side, her short blonde hair styled in soft curls, her arm stretched above her, and her body partially wrapped in the same vivid blue fabric. To the upper right of this large central image are two smaller, cropped photographs stacked vertically. The top one shows a man in a flat cap, smoking or holding something to his mouth, looking directly at the camera. Below that is an older man wearing a bowler-style hat, with a wide, expressive smile or laugh, his face lit up with animated character. To the far right edge of the page, additional fragments of images and text are visible, including part of a newspaper clipping, a headline that reads “The World is Ours,” and a small portion of another photograph in bright blue tones showing a diver or underwater figure.

A page from a collage scrapbook. At the top is a reproduction of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette dated December 29, 1945, showing a sequence of black-and-white photographs of Albert Einstein speaking animatedly, his hands raised, clutching papers, his face expressive. To the right of the headline is a short article with the title “ATOM ENERGY HOPE IS SPIKED BY EINSTEIN.” Below this section, occupying much of the page, is a striking blue-toned photograph of a scuba diver underwater, silhouetted against a glowing background with streams of bubbles rising. To its right is a vertical clipping of text printed on a greyish background that looks like instructions or commentary, mentioning “TOTAL ART MATCHBOX.” with the text “USE THESE MATCHES TO DES-TROY ALL. ART — MUSEUMS ART LIBRARY'S — READY — MADES POP — ART AND AS I BEN SIGNED EVERYTHING WORK OF ART — BURN — ANYTHING — KEEP LAST MATCH FOR THIS MATCH —“. Further down, on the bottom right, there is a black-and-white photo of an unusual tall sculptural structure, decorated with patterns and geometric shapes, resembling a modernist or surrealist architectural detail. On the bottom left corner, a colour photo shows a young woman in a floral dress, her long brown hair falling over her shoulders, with her hands loosely clasped at her chest; she stands against a background split between red and blue tones.

Scrapbook #Collage pages from 1994.

A page from a collage scrapbook. At the top left, there is a stylized drawing of several nude women sitting together in what looks like a communal bath or shower space. The figures are outlined in fine lines with soft red shading in the background, creating a somewhat surreal and intimate atmosphere. To the right of this, there are two photographic images: the top one shows a close-up of two people embracing, with a focus on hands gently touching or holding, while the one beneath it shows abstract red and orange shapes resembling reflections of legs or fabric, with a fragmented, layered look. On the left side, beneath the bath illustration, there is a colourful, abstract collage featuring text and geometric patterns. Prominent words like “hypermodern” and “little star” are visible against a bright blue and pink background with diagonal lines. At the bottom left, there is a black-and-white image of three people dressed in mid-20th-century style clothing. Over this image, white handwritten words are scattered, including “movie poster,” “trust,” “relationships,” “credit cards,” “friends,” “romance,” “love,” and other phrases such as “safe sex,” “buzz words,” “hey that’s my bike,” and “dental surfing.” The arrangement of text suggests commentary on social ideas, relationships, and pop culture. On the right side, taking up a significant vertical space, there is another collage-like image featuring a band or group of young people. The photo has been colourized with warm tones of red, beige, and pink. Overlaid text, partially rotated, spells out “info” and “to ban.” The letters appear to be arranged in a slightly chaotic, fragmented way, adding to the cut-and-paste aesthetic of the whole page.

A page from a collage scrapbook. In the top left section, there is a sepia-toned portrait of a woman with sharp, dramatic makeup and styled hair, giving the image a vintage, high-fashion feel. Her gaze is direct and intense, commanding attention as a central figure. Just below her, another image shows a softer, intimate moment: a young woman with short curly hair looks upward while someone’s hand gently touches her face, suggesting tenderness, care, or affection. To the left of this, there is a smaller photo of a reclining woman bathed in warm light, her eyes closed as though she is resting or sunbathing, giving the impression of calm and vulnerability. On the right side, at the top, stands a striking figure in a bold, bright yellow suit, holding an open laptop computer against his chest. He wears dark sunglasses and stands outdoors against a blue sky, with a white structure partially visible in the background. The image conveys eccentricity and a mix of futuristic and businesslike energy, made more striking by the unusual colour of his attire. At the bottom left, an image dominated by vivid orange tones shows what looks like a futuristic or industrial scene, possibly a spacecraft or a vehicle illuminated by bright lights, glowing strongly against a darker backdrop. The glowing effect fills the frame with intensity, suggesting movement, energy, or science fiction aesthetics. Finally, in the bottom right, there is a greyscale, almost photocopied-looking image of a person in what seems like a dress or robe, with lines and outlines standing out sharply against the washed-out background. The figure’s face appears faint, almost ghostlike, giving the impression of an x-ray or experimental print.

Scrapbook #Collage pages from 1994.

A page from a collage scrapbook. At the top is a black-and-white photograph of a woman reclining on sand in evening light. She has black tousled hair and is wearing a short, white, sleeveless dress. She has lifted her head up and crossed her legs, Her shadow is long and falls behind her into the distance. Under this is a black-and-white photograph of the band Joy Division sitting on a low wall somewhere in a city. From left to right they are Barney (dark trousers, light shirt, with tie), Ian (light button-up shirt, dark trousers), Peter (dark button-up shirt and dark trousers), and Stephen (Dark button-up shirt, dark trousers, grey sports jacket).

A page from a collage scrapbook. At the top is a colour photograph of Winona Ryder in a dark sleeveless dress with white pattern. She is smiling and is at a checkout in a convenience store with a soft drinks fridge behind her. To the right of this and rotated 90 degrees to the left is a black-and-white photograph of a woman with curly blonde hair, wearing a black sweater and an ankle-length skirt. She is sitting on a bench in the open air. To the right of this is a colour photograph which goes from the top to the bottom of the page. It is of various pieces of empty food packaging lined up on a black background. To the left of this is a colour photograph of a Japanese woman in a red Kimono with white and black patterning and a green Hukuro Obi. She is smiling and looking up at a coloured beach ball which is about to land on her head. On the right column of the whole page is a colour photograph of a woman sitting on the floor. She wears black underwear and has long brown hair which is tied up. The image has been divided so that the left half of the image is below the right half. At the very bottom of the page rotated 90 degrees to the right is a picture of someone's feet in short white socks on wooden Japanese pattens held on with blue straps.

Scrapbook #Collage pages from 1994.

A still from the BBC TV Series Goodness Gracious Me of the actor Nina Wadia as Mrs "I can make it at home for nothing!" holding a "small aubergine".

A page from a collage scrapbook. At the top left is a black-and-white photograph of a mad with medium length blonde straggly hair, wearing a button-up shirt with the sleeves rolled up. He stands in front of a large-format camera on a tripod. He has his right hand on the camera and his left hand open facing to the front as if gesturing to the subject of his picture. To the right of this is a colour photograph of a woman with long dark hair, wearing a bluey-grey T-shirt and jeans. She holds a pair of sunglasses in both hands in front of her and is on a street at night with a car and a man in a black-and-white checked shirt behind her. Under this is a colour photograph of a woman in 1940s baseball gear doing the splits in a sandpit and just about to catch a baseball. At the bottom of the page is what looks like a processed black-and-white picture of a thumb and part of a hand, laid out as a long horizontal strip. Above this on the left is a black-and-white portrait photograph of a woman with medium-length straight hair looking to the right. Above this and rotated 90 degrees to the left is a black-and-white portrait photograph of a man with short hair squinting into a 1960s camera.

A page from a collage scrapbook. The top of the page is mostly taken up with a single page from a magazine, consisting of colour images of a sunny country. At the top left there is statue of Christ in a decorated white niche surrounded by red pillars and sills on a deep blue wall. To the right of this is a group of jars with colourful edible contents. Then there is a view looking up at a house over a retaining wall. There are trees and a large white satellite dish on the flat roof of the house. Under these three images is a large photograph looking down into a green valley – there is a high vertical cliff to the right of the image. Under this are various pictures, doors, gates and walls and a musical group in front of a blue house. At the bottom of the page is a large colour photograph of red fluorescent letters against a black background which say "TAX".

Scrapbook #Collage pages from 1994.

A picture of a hand holding a copy of A Little History of the World by EH Gombrich. A cream paperback with the author at the top in black and the title in the middle in red. At the bottom there is a woodcut of a man who has just left a forest and is walking along a path towards a town in the distance.

Next book.

I was thinking of how Simon Armitage handled it rather than anything Morrissey said.

Morrissey interview: Big mouth strikes again For 30 years, the poet Simon Armitage's admiration for Morrissey has bordered on the obsessive. But could his love survive an encounter with the famously sharp-tongued singer-songwriter?

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I remember this at the time. I had forgotten about how wonderful some of it was and yet how atrociously bad other parts were.

My, but autumn can be lovely This past week astronomical autumn began and it came in with all its beauty and splendour. The weakening sun shone its best and the skies ...

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A digital collage. At the bottom is a photograph of a downed Messerschmitt Bf 109 guarded by a British Soldier. This is pasted over a black-and-white photograph of the central part of the modern City of London which is in turn pasted over an old map of The City of London. Standing behind the plane but in front of the city is a colourised version of a Tenniel drawing of Alice from the Alice in Wonderland. She looks down with contempt at the plane. From her mouth comes a speech bubble in the style of an old cartoon by Thomas Rowlandson. This has the words "Not you again!" in handwritten lettering. The whole is pasted on a backing of slightly yellowed old paper.

#Collage Alice.

A newspaper headline from the Mail on Sunday over a picture of a person holding a memorial order of service in front of an agricultural field. The headline reads "Bomber heroes' last resting place to be desecrated by giant Miliband solar farm"

So it is "disrespectful" to erect a Solar Farm over a crash site which might still contain human remains but not to plough. sow, and reap the field for food? Anything for a culture war hey?

A page from a collage scrapbook. At the top left is a poster for the film Tetsu II - Body Hammer. This is a mix of positive and negative images in a confused patter over which there is a large black letter X. seemingly held up by a black figure in what looks like a martial arts mask. At the bottom is the cropped title "TETSUU II" and to the right in Red and yellow is Japanese text which translates as "iron man 10,000 Celsius Neo Full Metal Body World War Declaration". To the right of this an rotated by 90 degrees to the right are the letters "EFUA" seemingly cut from wood flooring. To the left under the first image is a small copy of the poster for the Japanese film "ZIPANG". This has a picture of a Japanese warrior in a long white coat with red patterns. he carries a large Samurai sword brandished upwards to the left, and behind him is a woman in traditional Japanese clothes. Behind him are small images of a Ninja figure to the left and an elephant in the distance. There is Japanese text reading "Exciting! Super-dimensional action drama Idec ZIPANG Trailer Includes an interview with director Kaizo Hayashi!!! Released nationwide by Toho on Saturday, January 27, 1990 -Learn everything behind the scenes of the movie! Making of video released on March 23rd" To the right of this image is a line-drawn map of Manhattan with North to the left. The lines are in red on yellowing paper. Under this are three small images of concept art for the film Blade Runner. They are are a street scene with a car, a diagram of the car, and the kitchen of Deckard's flat.

A page from a collage scrapbook. At the top left is a colour photograph of two Asian women seated in front of a window looking out onto complete blackness. They are both wearing black berets and looking down at things in their hands. They are smiling. Pasted over the bottom left of this image is a black-and-white portrait photograph of Orson Wells looking directly at the camera. To the right of this is a colour photograph of the Earth-orbit space station from 2001: A Space Odyssey. It consists of two rings parallel to each other joined by four spokes to a central hub. To the right of this is a colour photograph close-up of the face of a woman with long black hair apparently asleep. She has one hand on her chin. Under this are two copies of a black-and-shite close-up of some undefined silver apparatus.

Scrapbook #Collage pages from 1994.

Emily Brontë anticipating Darwin by a couple of decades. I can almost forgive her for the madness that is Wuthering Heights.

Tony Harrison, poet and dramatist, dies aged 88 Known for his outspoken politics, the author was acclaimed for work in theatre, opera, film and TV but wanted to be thought of as a poet above all

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It was an early political realisation of mine that the Tory attempts to demonise Tony Harrison because of a few swear words in "V" were actually about him opposing the government. So in the name of memorialising him, fuck that government ... and fuck this one too.

A page from a collage scrapbook. On the left is a blue-tinged colour image of the singer Ian Curtis standing in front of a microphone on a stand. He has his right hand on the microphone and he left hand low down on the stand He wears a buttoned up khaki shirt with the sleeves rolled up. To the right of this is a colour image of a strip of aluminium foil. To the right of this are the words "Someone dreams" in orange letters on a black background. This is rotated 90 degrees to the right.

A page from a collage scrapbook. At the top it a cut-out headline from a newspaper of the word "echobelly" on a background photograph of people. This has been pasted in upside-down. On the left of the page is another headline on a plain white background which has been rotated 90 degrees to the right and reads "Language". To the right of this is a large colour photograph of a woman with short hair wearing a dark sleeveless dress. She rests one hand on the other in front of her. Pasted slightly over the bottom left corner of this image is a photograph of a girl in a long-sleeved white top. She has medium-length read hair and is standing in front of a man whose head has been cropped from the top of the picture. He is wearing a bright yellow jumper with a black-lined V-neck. To the right of this is an abstract black-and-white picture of objects. Over this are the letters "X GIRL" with "X" in green and "GIRL" in black.

Scrapbook #Collage pages from 1994.

A page from a collage scrapbook. At the top left is a pixelated black -and-white portrait photograph of a smiling woman looking slightly to the left. She has short dark hair which is worn up. The space around her is coloured with light blue oil pastel. To the right of her is a rectangular section of orange and reddish coloured wallpaper with two Teutonic heraldic eagles, each over a curved banner with some undecipherable Latin words, possibly about falconry. Below this is the cover of a book, probably a Russian Novel. The cover image is of a three-dimensional red soviet star on a wooden background with a small photo of the same image laid on top. The author's name is at the top in Russian - "ЛАРИСА ВАСИЛЬЕВА" which translates as "LARISA VASILYEVA". The title at the bottom is "КРЕМЛЕВСКИЕ ЖЕНЫ" and translates as "KREMLIN WIVES". Below this is a small black-and-white photograph of Brian Wilson looking down at something electronic. Below this is a small square of red with black upside-down writing which says "OMNI TRIO VOL 3" . To the left of this, rotated by 90 degrees to the left is thin black-and-white image of a person with short hair and a grin. Above this and rotated 90 degrees to the right is a black and white photograph of a smiling woman with long hair which she is shaking. She is wearing a white bikini with flower pattern on it.

A page from a collage scrapbook. At the top is a rectangle of mid-blue with a thin yellow line drawn as a border. At the top in the same colour yellow is the word "CODE" which has a yellow lint under it. At the bottom is the word "BLUE" in yellow with a yellow line above it. To the right of this is a yellow rectangle. At the top of this is drawing of the head of a man with his fingers in his ears. The image is doubled suggesting the image is shaking. Under the image are the words "USE HEARING PROTECTION". Under this in white lines or in black are the words : MAY 19 - THE DURUTTI COLUMN/JILTED JOHN MAY 26 - BIG IN JAPAN/MANICURED NOISE THE FACTORY JUNE 2 - THE DURUTTI COLUMN/CABARET VOLTAIRE JUNE 9 - THE TILLER BOYS/JOY DIVISION RUSSEL CLUB ROYCE RD MOSS SIDE Under this is a blurred close-up colour photograph of crumpled aluminium foil. Next to this is a large red circle on a white background.

Scrapbook #Collage pages from 1994.

Crusoe seems to shop at Gap.

A page from a collage scrapbook. In the top left, there is a blurred, black-and-white portrait of a woman with curly hair wearing hoop earrings and a hoodie, her face partly obscured by motion blur. To the right, a full-colour photo shows a person wearing sunglasses and blowing a large bubble with chewing gum, dressed in a light blue fitted T-shirt with a graphic that reads “FUCT” above an image of a topless woman in water. Below these two main images is a horizontal strip of smaller visuals. From left to right, the first is a graphic of a neon-blue bottle-like object on a dark background. Next is a yellow rectangle with a smaller image inside showing a blue-toned figure and the text “Dessin et Silice.” Following that, there’s a photo of someone dressed in layered clothing with their head tilted downward and partially obscured by their own posture. Beside it is an album cover or music advertisement in rich colours with the text “JERRY THE DAMAJA” and “ROOTS” visible, along with multiple small inset portraits. Beneath this strip, the bottom row contains a large square filled with a deep, luminous electric-blue circular shape that looks like a glowing light or abstract lens flare. To its right is a black-and-white photo of two young women crouching on the floor, both dressed in dark outfits, looking playfully defiant. Finally, at the bottom right corner is a monochrome drawing of a manga-style girl with long hair, smiling, and wearing a shirt with some illegible text across it.

A page from a collage scrapbook. On the left side, the dominant image at the top shows a large statue of a fierce guardian figure, possibly a Buddhist or Hindu deity, with a muscular torso, intense facial expression, and one hand raised as if in a gesture of warning or protection. The statue is situated outdoors in front of a structure decorated with traditional Asian architectural elements and surrounded by lush palm trees, with a red sign containing Japanese characters in the background. Beneath this is a photo of a young person with short red hair sitting casually in front of a pink car, wearing a white T-shirt with a graphic design and denim shorts, smiling with one arm resting behind their head. Next to this image is a black-and-white photograph of a nude figure reclining dramatically backward over a sculptural chair, presented almost like a classical art pose. Below that is another portrait, this time of a person with very short hair and a pensive expression, captured in a quiet, introspective mood. On the right side, a vertical strip of portraits runs down the length of the page. At the top is a man with short, curly dark hair wearing sunglasses and a denim jacket. Below him is a person with dark short hair, sunglasses, hoop earrings, and a white shirt, with a direct, confident gaze. Next is another man wearing sunglasses, a dark blazer, and a gold chain, projecting a somewhat stylish, urban look. At the bottom of the strip is a person with short, reddish hair, also wearing sunglasses, with a neutral or slightly stern expression. Behind these cut-outs is faint printed text from a book or magazine, only partially visible. At the bottom of the collage, there is a black rectangular strip with three large circles and bold white Chinese characters over them. The characters translate to concepts such as “health” and “prosperity.” To the right of this strip, a section of a photograph with warm golden-brown tones suggests a natural setting, possibly a field of grass …

Scrapbook #Collage pages from 1994.

A page from a collage scrapbook. All the images on the page are viewed correctly if the page is turned 90 degrees to the left. On the left is large black-and-white photograph of a woman with long hair and wearing a short-sleeved T-Shirt, playing an electric guitar. She has her left hand high on the fret board and her right hand extended downwards out of the picture. Pasted over the bottom right of the image is small colour photograph of the same woman who has red hair holding out an orange to the camera. To the right of this is a moody colour photograph of a man lit by stage lights playing an electric guitar. Under him is a picture of the two adjacent orange rings of a nebula with two white stars neat it. To the right of this is a small vertical strip cut from a black-and-white image. To the right of this the whole height of the frame is a thin black-and-white image of a rural landscape taken from the air. In the centre of the image is a V1 Flying Bomb flying away from the camera.

A page from a collage scrapbook. The single image on this page is rotated 90 degrees to the left. It is a vibrant cheap colour scan printed out on plain paper. It is the tail of a commercial jet airliner – with a high tailplane in front of a blocky building with vertical bars and a wide white strip at the top. There is a thick white bar on the left of the image in which is the word "MOSCOW". Under the image there is a similar bar with "AIRPORT". The sky is clear and bright blue. The edge of the horizontal tail plane extends into the white bar.

Scrapbook #Collage pages from 1994.

A page from a collage scrapbook. At the top is a dark black-and-white portrait photograph of a man with a dark wrap-around head scarf printed with white circles inside each of which is a crescent moon and a five-pointed star. To the right of this is a blurred full length black-and-white image of a woman in a short, black sleeveless dress. She has long dark hair and looks slightly to the left. Under this are two small upside-down black -and-white portrait images which are probably of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. To the left of this is a black-and-white image of a woman in a sleeveless top and a short shiny pleated skirt playing guitar on stage. Under all of the images at the bottom of the page and central, is the word "KEROSENE" in large black letters with thin white edging with black shadows. The letters appear to be part of old and worn signage.

A page from a collage scrapbook. At the top is a black-and-white probably tilt-sifted architectural photograph of block of flats made up of three towers of eight floors set slightly apart from each other. [This is Keeling House in Bethnal Green – designed by the architect Denys Lasdun]. To the right of this image is a colour image of deep-blue shallow water with ripples and chaotic movement. Under both images is a colour image of two joined aerial photographs. On the left coloured deep orange with bright blue areas on a black ocean. On the right an irregular black shape on a green and blue speckled plain.

Scrapbook #Collage pages from 1994.

A page from a collage scrapbook. On the left and rotated 90 degrees to the right is a copy of the painting Whaam! by the pop-artist Roy Lichtenstein. It consists of a copy of a panel from a war comic showing a P51 Mustang shooting down an enemy plane using a rocket. The enemy has exploded in a large explosion in white, red, and yellow. The right side of the page is mostly white but on the centre is an image of a crying baby's face in pink monochrome with the words "The GenX Reader Douglas Rushkoff". In the top and bottom spaces rotated 90 degrees to the right are two orange labels with the words "Remove this spacer" in English, French, and Japanese.

A page from a collage scrapbook. Occupying most of the page at the top is a black-and-white portrait photograph of a woman with long black hair, wearing a jacket with a small check and lapels lined in black. She is staring to her left and there is a blue dashed line going from her eye to the edge of the image. Below this on the right is a rectangular black-and-white photograph which might be a photo of the horizon with lights taken at night, To the right of this is a small black-and-white portrait photograph of a woman with blonde hair covered by a headscarf. She has white ribbons coming from her neck.

Scrapbook #Collage pages from 1994.

A hand hold a medium squash in front of a mantelpiece and a guitar.

Bit of a squash in here.

A hand holding a copy of the graphic novel The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua. This has the title at the top and the author at the bottom. There is is a cartoon image of the two protagonists running from a circle of light towards the viewer.

Next book.