turner prize winner and big brother contestant

In 1994, Jeremy Deller decided to embark on a quest for the maracas-shaking, goggle-eyed, 24-hour party animal Mark Berry (aka Bez), who used to be a backing dancer for the indie band The Happy Mondays. The Search for Bez (1994) took place in Manchester, Bez’s home town, and took the form of the artist wandering around the city centre armed with a video camera and a home-made map asking unsuspecting passers-by, ‘Have you seen Bez?’

Had he tried to do this more recently, his task might not have been so difficult...