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20 × 16 in. (51 × 41 cm) print with 18 × 12 in. (46 × 30 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).
“I loved Nina Simone’s music, but I had never seen her perform. Well known as a temperamental artist, she couldn’t always be relied on to appear at her own concerts, but fortunately, she turned up on this night. The lighting on stage was atmospheric, with just a single spotlight illuminating her. Unless Nina sang directly under its beam, the camera’s film would barely register her. She avoided the light for most of her show – it was just a couple of feet above her head and must have been uncomfortably hot. This is the only good, printable shot I got from the entire show.
Several years later I went to a book reading in Brixton where Nina was publicizing her autobiography. I wanted to give her a copy of this print to thank her for her music. As I pulled it out of the box she screamed from the other side of the room, ‘What the fuck is that?!’, followed by, ‘Don’t bring it any closer!’ It took a while before I played my Nina Simone records again. The photograph was subsequently used on her biography ‘Princess Noire’.” 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.
20 × 16 in. (51 × 41 cm) print with 18 × 12 in. (46 × 30 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).
“I loved Nina Simone’s music, but I had never seen her perform. Well known as a temperamental artist, she couldn’t always be relied on to appear at her own concerts, but fortunately, she turned up on this night. The lighting on stage was atmospheric, with just a single spotlight illuminating her. Unless Nina sang directly under its beam, the camera’s film would barely register her. She avoided the light for most of her show – it was just a couple of feet above her head and must have been uncomfortably hot. This is the only good, printable shot I got from the entire show.
Several years later I went to a book reading in Brixton where Nina was publicizing her autobiography. I wanted to give her a copy of this print to thank her for her music. As I pulled it out of the box she screamed from the other side of the room, ‘What the fuck is that?!’, followed by, ‘Don’t bring it any closer!’ It took a while before I played my Nina Simone records again. The photograph was subsequently used on her biography ‘Princess Noire’.” 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.