‘Votive offerings and talismans, toys (especially transitional objects), small scars, dents or details: the minute holds power far beyond its size. I’m interested in how small-scale things affects the viewer, inviting a sense of play that involves a familiar projection tied to the uncanny. We shrink to fit into a very real yet psychologically activated world while assuming some authority over it. However, what seems endearing “under the thumb” becomes less so when we realise its scale actually limits its visibility.

Small details or objects, particularly animate ones like insects, can be seriously disconcerting – hence why close-ups are so often used in horror films to build tension or foreshadow what’s to come, hinting that the threat is unlikely to be entirely visible, containable or predictable. This capacity to pass unnoticed or remain hidden can also feel intimate – a small mark on a wall, an object tucked into an inside pocket, strung against a chest, or held in a fist.’