Artist Jay Jay Burridge talks working with Jamie on Gatwick restaurant

I’ve spent a lot of time in airports

I’ve spent a lot of time in airports usually it’s waiting for a delayed

usually it’s waiting for a delayed

usually it’s waiting for a delayed flights or something on that and you end

flights or something on that and you end

flights or something on that and you end up reading these kind of circumnavigated

up reading these kind of circumnavigated

up reading these kind of circumnavigated tours around all the things and you

tours around all the things and you

tours around all the things and you don’t need anymore toiletries you’ve

don’t need anymore toiletries you’ve

don’t need anymore toiletries you’ve eaten enough and all that sort of stuff

eaten enough and all that sort of stuff

eaten enough and all that sort of stuff so it’s nice to be able to kind of put

so it’s nice to be able to kind of put

so it’s nice to be able to kind of put something and that’s a kind of a focal

something and that’s a kind of a focal

something and that’s a kind of a focal point for people to kind of talk about

point for people to kind of talk about

point for people to kind of talk about and a place for people to kind of gather

and a place for people to kind of gather

and a place for people to kind of gather and spend a bit of good time

and spend a bit of good time

and spend a bit of good time dinosaurs I’ve been working with

dinosaurs I’ve been working with

dinosaurs I’ve been working with dinosaurs for a few years now kind of

dinosaurs for a few years now kind of

dinosaurs for a few years now kind of started off as a childhood thing I don’t

started off as a childhood thing I don’t

started off as a childhood thing I don’t forgot about it and then it kind of came

forgot about it and then it kind of came

forgot about it and then it kind of came back to me when I was working in art

back to me when I was working in art

back to me when I was working in art college I made a whole series of slot

college I made a whole series of slot

college I made a whole series of slot together self-assembled dinosaurs that

together self-assembled dinosaurs that

together self-assembled dinosaurs that were all full size they were like 40

were all full size they were like 40

were all full size they were like 40 foot long and 20 foot high and then they

foot long and 20 foot high and then they

foot long and 20 foot high and then they Co appeared in my life kind of went past

Co appeared in my life kind of went past

Co appeared in my life kind of went past and I forgot about dinosaurs again and

and I forgot about dinosaurs again and

and I forgot about dinosaurs again and then about two years ago I was given the

then about two years ago I was given the

then about two years ago I was given the chance to have a big exhibition in LA

chance to have a big exhibition in LA

chance to have a big exhibition in LA and I thought well I’m doing something

and I thought well I’m doing something

and I thought well I’m doing something big in LA why not do dinosaurs so I

big in LA why not do dinosaurs so I

big in LA why not do dinosaurs so I created this whole kind of weird world

created this whole kind of weird world

created this whole kind of weird world where dinosaurs haven’t really died out

where dinosaurs haven’t really died out

where dinosaurs haven’t really died out they’re still living with us and they’re

they’re still living with us and they’re

they’re still living with us and they’re kind of quite mundane and normal and the

kind of quite mundane and normal and the

kind of quite mundane and normal and the everyday creatures so this guy the

everyday creatures so this guy the

everyday creatures so this guy the Triceratops has been turned into a

Triceratops has been turned into a

Triceratops has been turned into a Torrance saw a lot which is a well

Torrance saw a lot which is a well

Torrance saw a lot which is a well traveled dinosaur migrated all over

traveled dinosaur migrated all over

traveled dinosaur migrated all over Europe and he’s picked up lots of

Europe and he’s picked up lots of

Europe and he’s picked up lots of luggage labels along the way

Jamie taking on Gatwick he’s quite a

Jamie taking on Gatwick he’s quite a mean thing there’s a lot of chain

mean thing there’s a lot of chain

mean thing there’s a lot of chain restaurants here doing their thing so

restaurants here doing their thing so

restaurants here doing their thing so for a chef like Jamie to come in and do

for a chef like Jamie to come in and do

for a chef like Jamie to come in and do his thing it’s quite a kudos to do and

his thing it’s quite a kudos to do and

his thing it’s quite a kudos to do and to be invited in how the dinosaurs

to be invited in how the dinosaurs

to be invited in how the dinosaurs relate to and how I’ve twisted them into

relate to and how I’ve twisted them into

relate to and how I’ve twisted them into a kind of a food thing is these are all

a kind of a food thing is these are all

a kind of a food thing is these are all Italian luggage labels and this is

Italian luggage labels and this is

Italian luggage labels and this is Jamie’s Italian restaurant we’re

Jamie’s Italian restaurant we’re

Jamie’s Italian restaurant we’re standing outside on so he’s a kind of a

standing outside on so he’s a kind of a

standing outside on so he’s a kind of a very Italian very charismatic sort of

very Italian very charismatic sort of

very Italian very charismatic sort of dinosaur Ian and he likes his fine food

dinosaur Ian and he likes his fine food

dinosaur Ian and he likes his fine food over there we’ve got a t-rex painting

over there we’ve got a t-rex painting

over there we’ve got a t-rex painting he’s quite a different type of dinosaur

he’s quite a different type of dinosaur

he’s quite a different type of dinosaur he’s more of a kind of a cartoony

he’s more of a kind of a cartoony

he’s more of a kind of a cartoony Kaimuki dinosaur t-rex is kind of

Kaimuki dinosaur t-rex is kind of

Kaimuki dinosaur t-rex is kind of obvious to me I’m really bad at spelling

obvious to me I’m really bad at spelling

obvious to me I’m really bad at spelling things and as a kid I spell t-rex te a

things and as a kid I spell t-rex te a

things and as a kid I spell t-rex te a re x so for me it’s quite an obvious pun

re x so for me it’s quite an obvious pun

re x so for me it’s quite an obvious pun he’s had a kind of a bit of a tough day

he’s had a kind of a bit of a tough day

he’s had a kind of a bit of a tough day he’s been fighting other dinosaurs and

he’s been fighting other dinosaurs and

he’s been fighting other dinosaurs and he wants to sit down and relax and have

he wants to sit down and relax and have

he wants to sit down and relax and have a nice strong brew and so he’s more of a

a nice strong brew and so he’s more of a

a nice strong brew and so he’s more of a kind of an advertising type of slogan

kind of an advertising type of slogan

kind of an advertising type of slogan character and he’s been painted on a

character and he’s been painted on a

character and he’s been painted on a wooden wall with acrylic paint and he’s

wooden wall with acrylic paint and he’s

wooden wall with acrylic paint and he’s been kind of slightly faded to make look

been kind of slightly faded to make look

been kind of slightly faded to make look like he’s been there for some time so

like he’s been there for some time so

like he’s been there for some time so it’s like when there’s old paintings

it’s like when there’s old paintings

it’s like when there’s old paintings you’d find on a side of a corner shop

you’d find on a side of a corner shop

you’d find on a side of a corner shop somewhere in an old village