The Frank Garland Show England
 

These statues are all in Leeds, England. I pass them on my weekly 6am walk into the city to get groceries during lockdown. The statue of the man and woman are actually involved in a game of boules, observing another statue taking his turn. I realized their pose could make them appear to be exhausted, and so made some masks with slogans for them to represent healthcare workers at their limit.
The large hands were installed in the public square outside the Leeds General Infirmary to welcome Nelson Mandela on his visit. As we currently applaud our health workers every Thursday evening from our doorsteps, so do the government ministers who are responsible for more than fifty healthcare worker's deaths due to lack of protective equipment. I happened to have 15 meters of blood red fabric I intended to use on a model shoot, but realized this was a better use of it.
The shadowy mannequin with the mask is my mischievous alter ego that sometimes appears in my photoshoots. I use him as my social media face.

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