Continuing a long-standing tradition, Chris the Barker (previously) has made another Sgt Pepper’s style collage as a tribute and remembrance to those who have passed in 2023, updated until the last minute and reaching back all the way to the beginning of the year lest we forget any legends lost. It’s a crowded assembly to reflect on and features a key—also in the style of the album’s liner notes. Pee-wee Herman, Dame Edna, Sinรฉad O’Connor, Tina Turner, and Jane Birkin feature prominently but also includes political figures and cross-over moguls like Silvio Berlusconi, Jerry Springer and Gina Lollobrigida as well as Bobi, the oldest dog ever, and the Sycamore Gap tree who get their visual obituaries. Shared on X, we can’t locate a reference to the death of Twitter on the cover however.
synchronoptica
one year ago: a new addition to the family plus assorted links to revisit
two years ago: St Telemachus, the umbrella patented, Hearts of Space, rogue waves plus Dinner for One
three years ago: making it through 2020, your daily demon: Ose, a Scooby Doo clone, the Julian calendar plus the launch of VH1 (1985)
four years ago: welcoming 2020, Unix time plus Star Wars on a synthesiser
five years ago: ringing in 2019, banning single-use plastics, generated automobiles plus more on Ultima Thule
six years ago: more welcoming the New Year, the corrugated sculptures of Warren King plus artful thinking
