Fatboy Slim - 10 years photographing a legend

This year, portrait photographer, Jessica van der Weert, and Brighton legend, Fatboy Slim, celebrate a 10-year collaboration that’s resulted in some of the superstar DJ's most iconic imagery. Given this milestone anniversary, it seemed only right that Enter Gallery should throw a party…

The show will feature van der Weert’s favourite photographs from her collaboration with Cook, alongside works from her FlipSide series, featuring legendary DJs and producers from the UK dance music scene.

Whether it’s via his iconic music videos or antics behind the decks, Norman’s playful nature comes across in all he does. According to Jessica, it’s this shared sense of humour that makes them a match made in heaven…

“At the heart of our collaboration lies the fact that Norman and I have very similar ideas on life and on image. I always try to inject a bit of humour into my pictures, a bit of irony or something a bit cheeky, and that humour and silliness is Norman’s brand all over. He doesn’t mind looking silly, and looking silly is essentially really cool, isn’t it! To work with him photographically has been such a pleasure. I feel very proud of the work that we’ve created.”

A decade on, van der Weert’s portraits of Cook have been used everywhere from his live stage shows, to posters and billboards promoting his relentless touring schedule, including his upcoming 2024 tour, Fatboy Slim Loves Summer.