Permindar Kaur interview with Paul Carey-Kent, June 2024, Artlyst

“I want people to wonder whether these teddy bears are friends or foes, are they cuddly or dangerous or both? People have called them ‘devils in making’, with their pointed ears. Two of them can be read as a mother looking out for a child, but is he sleeping or ill? A group of three are enclosed, facing each other. Are they plotting, and if so, what are they planning to do? Another pair could be in conversation or confrontation. I do tend to focus on the home, but this feels more like a playground, courtyard or prison.”

Photos: Reece Straw