Relics is a series of Polaroid photographs depicting events from the Old and New Testaments. Despite their physical and material decay, they present scenes that could never have been photographed. The works operate in the space between photography, faith, and material culture. They behave as artefacts and invite viewers to reflect on how faith, fiction, and authenticity exist in our visual culture.

For more than a thousand years, the Biblical stories central to Western civilisation have been pictured for us. Their visual forms are so deeply embedded in our culture that it is difficult to imagine these events without recalling the celebrated paintings that have come to define them. When we think of the Crucifixion, the Annunciation, or the Resurrection, we tend to picture the compositions of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, or Titian. Over time, these works have both illustrated scripture and have fixed it, replacing the events themselves with an art-historical memory that feels authoritative and complete.

What happens, then, if the language of painting with its emphasis on style, mastery, and authorship, is set aside in favour of photography, a medium whose authority operates differently? Photography persuades not through virtuosity but through its claim to proximity and evidence. It implies having been present, bearing witness, even when that presence is impossible.

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Polaroid photographs, each 77x79mm (3 x 3.1 inches)