Kura & the Carnage of Nature

20 X 24 inch silver gelatin print, selenium toned.

Crabtree, 1990

One of my first sessions with Kura which, believe it or not, was exhibited in Marcella's jewellery shop (see Sarah with Whip). Apart from a blatant pretext to show off her splendid breasts this shot is me having fun with the large body of erotica depicting women smearing greasy, sticky substances on their naked bodies. Now I've read Camille Paglia I understand what it's all about (note the dazzling flame of passion that makes Kura squint). As for the model, when I asked her to do this with my homemade raspberry jam she remarked "Jeez you're off!".

But she did it, enjoyed the process, took a print home and four years later came up with the idea for the cream.