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ANDY THE FURNITURE MAKER > COLCHESTER > UK
The Channel 4 television documentary entitled Andy The Furniture MAXX ROX > BRESCIA > ITALY
Maker is the best known of the LGBT+-themed Six of Hearts series, The Italian artist and academic unveils candid disclosures.
directed by Paul Oremland, 1986. Andy wrote in the form of snapshot Themes of the selected pieces: Masters & Slaves > S&M > FF
disclosures both before and after a mountain bike road traffic accident Photographs (c) Maxx Rox 2025
that hospitalised him for six years before his death in 2013. Andy’s
furniture was widely exhibited at venues such as London’s Institute of
Contemporary Art (ICA) and Crafts Council, with clients including
Derek Jarman, Norman Rosenthal, Sophie Hicks and George
O’Dowd. Andy’s two submissions have been culled from diaries and
remaining fragments, edited by his partner of many years, PP
Hartnett.
Themes of the selected pieces: Parental Control / Domination >
Childhood Trauma > PTSD > Alcoholism > Anxiety > BDSM >
Addiction to Recreational Drugs > Addiction and Life Dependency
upon Prescription Meds
Photograph (c) Peter Paul Hartnett / Camera Press
kανέλλος (KANELLOS) > eξάρχεια (EXARCHEIA) > GREECE
Discovered at London Pride 2024, kανέλλος (Kanellos) from
eξάρχεια Exarcheia) ticks a number of issues in this personal
statement.
HELMET HEAD > KINGS LYNN > UK Themes of the selected piece: Pup Fetish > Gender > AYOR
Helmet Head’s online profile within a certain fetish site is pretty much Photograph (c) PP Hartnett / Camera Press 2025
legendary. Helmet Head admits to extended periods of chronic
masturbation within a specially-constructed playscape, where guests
are invited to spectate / make an exhibition of themselves. ‘Helmet
Head is a sophisticated, self-knowing individual who inhabits a world
that he creates and controls. An absolute gentleman.’
Themes of the selected piece: Autosexuality > Rubber fetish >
Chronic Masturbation > Poppers
Photograph (c) Helmet Head 2025

ASHLEY SAVAGE > WEST LONDON > UK
The photographic work of Ashley Savage, exploring concepts
such as fetishism, gender, sexuality, disability and body
modification, has been regularly published in numerous books
and magazines, including, Bizarre, Skin Two, Time Out, Gay
Times, Boyz, QX, Tattoo Revolution, Total Tattoo, Skin Deep &
ADAM BENJAMIN CLIFFORD > DAGENHAM > UK Blue, to name but a few. His work has been exhibited in Europe,
Actor and director of WONKY Theatre Company. Asia and the USA, with examples being held in both public and
Themes of the selected piece: Photographer Mike Arlen > private collections. savageskin.co.uk
Pornography > Sex work > Penile Fixation Themes of the selected piece: Sex Work > CP > Blood
Photograph: (c) Simon Booth 2025www.simonbooth.photo Photograph (c) Ashley Savage 2025