Dead Bod - Bryan Berue

£1 from every Dead Bod sold will be donated to The Humber Rescue, an independent charity stationed at the Humber Bridge.

In 1960 The Englishman was anchored near Falmouth when it’s captain came across an injured seagull on deck. Weeks later, while waiting to see if the bird would take flight, the ships Bosun came on deck in a bad mood and kicked at the cardboard box, killing the seagull. One night two of the ships crew were at the jetty for their turn on watch. They drunkenly proceeded to paint a giant image of a dead seagull with its feet aloft. ‘A DEAD BOD’ was painted beneath to ensure people knew what the image represented, and so the legend began. After the jetty was listed for demolition, a campaign was launched to save DEAD BOD and it can now be found in the Humber Street Gallery café located in the old fruit market. Produced in porcelain using reclaimed speaker wire for the feet and is contained in an original, glue-less packaging design, both handmade by PuNk PoTTeRy’s Bryan Berue.