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"I have studied works by early photographers such as Oscar Gustav Rejilander (c.1813-75) whose tableaus' tend to be very sculptural. I've slept next to a copy of his Allegorical Study (Sacred and Profound Love) from 1860 for years. Photography and sculpture have such a loaded history - back then statues were an easy thing to photograph as they kept still through the long exposure times - they were patient and willing subjects! When photography started to be consumed via devices such as stereoscopes, sculptures were often a popular subject. These original objects, which only a select few people had access to, became consumable and could be 'transported' to people's homes. My sculptures are more of a performance, or land art - they are ephemeral yet survive in the photograph. The characters were performed by the people I worked with and planned out very much in advance. The narratives are fragmentary and fleeting much like they are in my imagination - I have to grasp these stories with my nails to stop them disappearing."