The film is a re-telling of Carlo Collodi’s 1883 ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’. It’s about adults’ broken relationships with toys and the act of play. The story follows a lonely wind-up toy in search for his owner. He ventures from the world of childhood innocence into the harsh reality of adulthood, discovering what it means to be a toy in the adult world. All props and toys were made from papier-mâché and recycled rubbish. The toys were filmed in front of a green screen and edited onto painted backdrops. I think the ending of the final piece is probably more dramatic or emotional than I’d initially planned. When I first started the whole thing, it was supposed to be very silly – which it still is – but I guess it ended up feeling more sombre, which surprised me.

Currently, I love Jiri Salamoun, Chi Park and the film Swiss Army Man. I also went to the Leigh Bowery exhibition at the Tate recently, so I’ve been thinking about their work a lot, too! I love their approach to play, storytelling and world-building – all of which things I’m drawn to and want to express through my own work. I’m also a strong believer in holding onto the human hand as much as possible when creating. For me, being able to see the artist’s hand in their work is what brings an image to life.

If things go as planned, then I want to study a Masters in Printmaking at Camberwell College of Art. Currently I’m searching for places to apply for funding, since MAs and living in London is so crazy expensive.

I think the idea of making it just seemed really fun. I knew I wanted to make toys, so filming them in front of a green screen and dropping them into weird, imagined environments felt really exciting.

Both of my parents are Illustrators so an appreciation for imagery is something I’ve grown up with.

I’ve really loved studying BA Illustration at Camberwell and my course has some great technicians, tutors and facilities – especially for printmaking, which I love. I feel like the futures of all UK Arts universities is quite uncertain right now with the amount of funding cuts – especially to Illustration courses.

It’s very nice to hear nice things about something I worked very hard on!

‘Fun and Play’ was actually a perfect theme for me as it’s pretty much the central theme to all my work, so I probably would’ve ended up picking the same. Maybe ‘Big Space Cowboy Monster Ultra Death Storm’.