People we like called ‘Chris’ part 2.
Chris Cunningham. Darker than a bar of dark chocolate in a coal cellar. A director whose nightmarish visions have that rare quality of burning themselves forever into your retinas. Closely aligned with electronic disrupters Warp, one of Cunningham’s many qualities is his ability to conjure up the monsters, freaks and genetic mutations that perfectly compliment the agitated, anxious and paranoid atmosphere of Warp’s deconstructed techno. If Hieronymus Bosch or Pieter Brueghel were alive today, they’d be fans too.
The terrifying short film/music video ‘Rubber Johnny’ done with long-term collaborator Aphex Twin.
The equally disturbing music video for yet another Aphex Twin track ‘Come to Daddy’ – a Cunningham classic.
And a fascinating look at what happens when Cunningham ventures into the mainstream – a TV ad for Gucci perfume. You can still see the unmistakeable Cunningham touch in this. Whilst allowing for the convention of perfume advertising (beautiful woman flounces around looking beautiful) he still manages to instil in this a dark fairytale quality which sets it apart from other ads in this genre.