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Stephen Hendry, b. 1969. Snooker player

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David Mach

Stephen Hendry, b. 1969. Snooker player 1996

On Display PORTRAIT GALLERY

Scottish Art

Hendry is one of the greatest snooker players of all time. This portrait is made from a photograph of Hendry leaning over the green baize of a snooker table to pot a ball. This is interwoven with thousands of copies of a single postcard. The full picture of the postcard, which Mach found in the Natural History Museum, can only be seen in the bottom right hand corner - the earth seen from space. David Mach is making a witty reference to Hendry's success - he is on top of the world and the world is just another snooker ball.