Damien Hirst was born in Bristol, England in 1965, and was admitted to the Goldsmiths College, University of London in 1986 to study Bachelor of Fine Art degree. Soon after becoming the upcoming emerging artist, he conceived and organised the exhibition “Freeze” in 1988, which took place in a disused London Port Authority administrative block in London’s Docklands. It was a joint exhibition with his classmates, ever since this pivotal exhibition, Hirst has then become one of the most influential artists of his generation.

This work is created with the artist's “Requiem” exhibition held at the Victor Pinchuk Art Center in Kiev from 25-26th April, 2009. This exhibition displayed many of his important works created in between 1990 and 2008, and represented the artist's most iconic statement and theme.