The Kipper Kids

The Kipper Kids were a duo composed of Martin Rochus Sebastian von Haselberg (born 20 January 1949) and Brian Routh (1948–2018), two artists known for the extreme and often comedic performance art they made together in the 1970s and after.

While attending East 15 Acting School, Martin von Haselberg and Brian Routh invented a character they called Harry Kipper.

Routh and von Haselberg created elaborate but purposely low-tech installations in which they would perform "ceremonies" using mostly found objects.

First aired on Valentine's Day, 1989, "I See England, I See France, I See Maddie's Netherworld" featured The Kipper Kids as a pair of gravediggers in a surreal dream sequence.

Later, Martin von Haselberg created a series of large photographic images made into inflatable sculptural shapes titled Floatulents.

The two Harry Kippers, 8 October 1979, at Hallwalls in Buffalo, New York . Photo Ann Rosen