When I was young I’d bicycle to my local Catholic church during quiet hours and hang out with the statues. I remember asking the statues one afternoon if everything I was learning about the church was true would one of them kindly wave at me. Years later I wanted to capture the feeling I had back then. I used a Holga that I rebuilt so the image went directly from the lens to the film – no shutter or aperture. I’d kneel down in front of a statue and holding the camera against my chest remove the lens cover. It looked for all the world like I was praying to each Saint.