Miles Runs the Voodoo Down

Owen was invited to be part of the final ever Secret 7" exhibition, held at NOW Gallery, London in 2020 and featuring the likes of Anish Kapoor, Tacita Dean, Michel Gondry, Lubaina Himid, Stanley Donwood, Mark Wallinger, The Connor Brothers, Helen Beard, Jeremy Deller, Lotte Andersen, Ragnar Kjartansson, Maya Hayuk, Gavin Turk, The Chapman Brothers and many more.

The exhibition chose 7 tracks from 7 of the best-known musicians around and pressed each one onto 7” vinyl, which were sold at auction after the show raising money for the amazing Choose Love. 

Of the 7 tracks on offer, Owen selected Miles Davis’ interdimensional tune 'Miles Runs the Voodoo Down', creating a multi-layered paper cut artwork in response, featuring a gradient of psychedelic tones cut into a proud silhouetted female form, with a secret compartment in the base to house the physical record. 

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I'm super proud and pleasantly surprised that my artwork was one of the top auctioned sleeves, making £790 for charity, which helped chip into the whopping total of £134,000 raised for the amazing Choose Love.

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