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A wide shot of a lush green garden filled with various white sculptural furniture and art objects. In the centre, a large, silver oval-shaped pod sits on the grass, surrounded by tall cypress trees.

Photography: The genii behind Toilet Paper magazine capture Dakis Joannou's art collection, Playboy style

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Date
12 June 2013

Have you walked past a newsstand to be greeted with an image that sets the hairs on the back of your neck on end? Chances are it was Toilet Paper Magazine, and the image was probably something a little like this. The erotic, spine-tingling magazine is the lovechild of infamous image-makers Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari, and is one of the most unique publications being created today.

Seeing their unbelievable ability to make such images, famous art and furniture collector Dakis Joannou commissioned them to photograph his jaw-dropping collection. The result? A lurid, nightmarish shoot that looks like a cross between a bumper 1970s edition of Playboy and a sci-fi B-movie. Glorious.

A white tiled table is covered in a variety of colourful soaps, sponges and skincare products. The items are arranged in a grid-like pattern against a bright blue background.
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Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari for Dakis Joannou

A sculpture of a large, open book with thick white pages and black edges. Various colourful wigs in red, blonde, brown and black sprout from between the pages.
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Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari for Dakis Joannou

A white sheet draped over a curved, white plastic chair to resemble a ghost. Three small red spots mark the face against a bright blue background.
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Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari for Dakis Joannou

A 3D render of a large, yellow corrugated archway standing in the middle of a straight road. The arch frames a view of a blue sky and white clouds, mirroring the landscape around it.
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Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari for Dakis Joannou

A person peeks out from behind a large, knitted green cactus sculpture. Two oversized white egg shapes sit on either side of the cactus against a bright blue background.
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Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari for Dakis Joannou

A speckled chicken stands on a gold-coloured bed with a matching geometric headboard. The bed is set against a solid, bright pink background.
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Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari for Dakis Joannou

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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