A WORKSHOP to help you channel your inner Lionel Richie, Luther Vandross or Michael Jackson is coming to a Southampton gallery.

Artist Harold Offeh is inviting participants to create their own album cover photo inspired by "lounging" 1980s funk soul and disco artists.

In the workshop on November 29 participants will listen to tracks from seminal black funk, soul and disco albums from the 1970s and 80s - and then recreate the album covers in a bid to understand how black performers used certain poses as part of their identity.

There will also be a chance to recreate moves made by performers in the videos and songs in front of the camera.

The workshop is part of Offeh's ongoing project 'Covers' - a series of photographs, videos and live performances inspired by the iconic artwork created for albums and tracks like Michael Jackson's Thriller, Billie Ocean's When the Going Gets Tough and Luther Vandross' Give Me The Reason.

Offeh recreates the "lounging" pose from those classic albums in rural locations in ask questions about how black male bodies are represented.

The workshop is part of Solent Showcase Gallery's Black the the Future exhibition which is on until December 8.

As reported the gallery worked with organisers of Southampton's Black History Month to create a series of events exploring the theme of Afrofuturism - a concept using science fiction to imagine what the African diaspora could look like in the future.

Some of Harold Offeh's 'lounging' photographs are already on show at the Above Bar gallery.