Some of the images I have been tracking. Weather damage does for them eventually as they moulder away in the garden. I am interested in how certain images retain their charisma despite the damage they undergo. And I would not describe them as abject. As objects intended for show I would say they were appropriated and repurposed. It could be said that advertising creates images which can be considered sacred with the models , stars and objects, as powerful sacred icons. The nearest we have to saints. But it has to be said that flogging high end hand bags and perfume through the medium of a distinctive face and moody colouration cannot be easy in the middle of the biggest recession since 1929. Recessions polarise people. Recessions breed fear. Making art in the age of recession is a whole new ball game. And games should be fun. But somehow with the economy dropping into pieces , the regular drip , drip , drip of casualty figures from Afghanistan , and the fact that our government is run by the rich for the rich , takes away the fun. Being iconoclastic seems an option.