'Susie and I had just met. I was staying in a country house with a garden in West Cork, drying out for a while. I was with my little boy, Luke. Susie came to the garden to visit me with her dear friend and photographer Dominique Issermann. Dominique has a concealed and surreptitious way with her camera and taken many extraordinary photos of Susie and me, over the years. Susie and I are taking a 'country walk'. I love that neither of us clearly have any idea how to navigate the countryside—me in my suit and Susie in her heels. Little Luke is racing off into the distance. Susie and I look like we are walking on the moon. These were our first hesitant and supported steps into a beautiful life together.' Nick Cave
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© Dominique Issermann
Dominique Issermann (age 52 in 1998)
Nick Cave AO (age 41 in 1998)
Susie Bick (age 32 in 1998)
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