Bob Marley performing at Crystal Palace Bowl, London, 7 June 1980
20 × 16 in. (51 × 41 cm) print with 18 × 12 in. (46 × 30.5 cm) image silver gelatin exhibition print.
Edition of 25. Hand-signed by photographer David Corio.
£155 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
This signed, limited edition photographic print captures Bob Marely in his final London performance.
“This was Bob Marley’s last London concert, and one of his final shows before his untimely death 10 months later. I don't think many people knew of his illness as he performed a stirring two hour show that afternoon. The venue had a lake in front of the stage, and I didn’t own a long lens, so waded into the lake with my camera and a few rolls of film in a carrier bag. I got to the front of the stage where the water was about 4 feet deep and shot from there. Bob performed in an almost hypnotic trance. Of the three rolls I shot, I think he has his eyes open in only two of the photos. He was a dancing like a shaman; his locks flew all over his face throughout the show. This photo, the last frame on the roll of film, is the one that worked out best graphically and symbolically.” David Corio
Since he was 16 years old, pioneering photographer David Corio has built an unparalleled six-decade music photography archive. Corio has spent almost 50 years in recording studios, backstage dressing rooms and major cultural events, documenting the 20th century’s most groundbreaking musicians.
Bob Marley performing at Crystal Palace Bowl, London, 7 June 1980
20 × 16 in. (51 × 41 cm) print with 18 × 12 in. (46 × 30.5 cm) image silver gelatin exhibition print.
Edition of 25. Hand-signed by photographer David Corio.
£155 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
This signed, limited edition photographic print captures Bob Marely in his final London performance.
“This was Bob Marley’s last London concert, and one of his final shows before his untimely death 10 months later. I don't think many people knew of his illness as he performed a stirring two hour show that afternoon. The venue had a lake in front of the stage, and I didn’t own a long lens, so waded into the lake with my camera and a few rolls of film in a carrier bag. I got to the front of the stage where the water was about 4 feet deep and shot from there. Bob performed in an almost hypnotic trance. Of the three rolls I shot, I think he has his eyes open in only two of the photos. He was a dancing like a shaman; his locks flew all over his face throughout the show. This photo, the last frame on the roll of film, is the one that worked out best graphically and symbolically.” David Corio
Since he was 16 years old, pioneering photographer David Corio has built an unparalleled six-decade music photography archive. Corio has spent almost 50 years in recording studios, backstage dressing rooms and major cultural events, documenting the 20th century’s most groundbreaking musicians.
