I am fascinated by the thought of inanimate objects having human emotion. Statues, and other objects in human form, hiding in plain sight, silently witnessing and interacting with us in our daily lives is pure magic, whimsy, nostalgia, escapism. After photographing the Tuileries Garden in Paris every week for a year, I have since included other mythical beings from faraway lands.

A marble statue of a woman with a dog at her feet, with a Ferris wheel and cloudy sky in the background, in the Tuileries Garden, The Louvre, Paris.
Sculpture of a woman, touching a face with an open mouth on a column, in an outdoor setting with trees and buildings in the background, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris.
Statue covered with a brown tarp, protected by metal fencing outdoors, with trees and cloudy sky in the background, Tuileries Garden, The Louvre, Paris.
A white statue of a woman holding a small dog stands behind a black fence in a green, leafy park, with benches on either side, Versailles.
An art installation of a damaged sculpture of a body lying on the ground, with a structure of scaffolding and vines around it, in a park with trees and buildings in the background, Tuileries Garden, The Louvre, Paris.
A marble sculpture of a young male figure with one arm raised, standing in front of a large painting.
A statue of a man with draped clothing, standing on a pedestal, in an outdoor setting with leafless trees, a wooden fence, green chair, and dirt ground.
Children running on green grass in front of a bronze sculpture of a semi-nude woman, with tall bushes in the background.
A classical stone statue of a seated woman, an ornate lamp post with green and gold decorations, and scaffolding behind them.
Sign with quote about love and revolutionary energy in a park with trees and a sculpture of a man.
Close-up of a weathered stone sculpture of a lion with its head lowered, set against a backdrop of trees, a lamppost, and a person standing on a sidewalk.
A classical marble sculpture of a man with his hand covering his face, placed on a pedestal, with a ferris wheel and leafless trees in the background under a cloudy sky.
A vintage mannequin with a painted face, posed reclining with crossed legs, surrounded by disassembled furniture and miscellaneous objects hanging from the ceiling and piled on the floor.