To create this unique photographic sculpture, Michael Dweck printed his alluring Mermaid with pigments on silk, placed it on hand-shaped polyurethane foam then hand-coated it with fibreglass and layers of high-gloss resin. The resulting surfboard-shaped sculpture seamlessly merges the subject and medium. Inspired by the Finish Fetish artists in 1960s LA, who used plastics and synthetic resins – materials used for surfboards and customised cars – in their art, Dweck comments, “This smooth fluid form becomes a vehicle that transports you to another place.”