Damien Hirst Away" in 1994 at the Serpentine Gallery in London, where he exhibited "Away from the Flock" (a sheep in a tank of formaldehyde). On 9 May, Mark Bridger, a 35-year-old artist from Oxford, walked into the gallery and poured black ink into the tank, and retitled the work "Black Sheep". He was subsequently prosecuted, at Hirst's wish, and was given two years' probation. The sculpture was restored at a cost of £1,000. When a photograph of "Away from the Flock" was reproduced in the 1997 book by Hirst "I want to spend the rest of my life everywhere, with everyone,
Damien Hirst and 5-time World Snooker Champion Ronnie O’Sullivan. Hirst is a supporter of the indigenous rights organisation, Survival International. In September 2008, Hirst donated the work, "Beautiful Love Survival", at the Sotheby's London sale, "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever", to raise money for this organisation. Later, he also contributed his writing to the book, "We Are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples", released in October 2009, in support of Survival. The book explores the existence of, and threats to, indigenous cultures around the world. Damien Hirst Damien Steven Hirst (; born 7 June 1965) is an English artist, entrepreneur, and art