Sound and Vision: music and fashion photographed by Francesco Mellina, Liverpool, 1978 - 82. An exhibition at the National Conservation Centre, 1 May to 31 August 2009.

Siouxsie at Brady's, 1980

woman in a long striped dress dancing on stage

© Francesco Mellina

"Siouxsie was the pin-up girl of punk. I photographed her while she sound checked as well, but as soon as she went on stage for real, war paint on, the transformation from normal girl to stage warrior began."
Francesco Mellina

 

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