Tim Long Bazooka Joe and the Munters: memory and significant nonsense in the art of Tim Long

Something odd happens when I am making work, which usually involves cutting and carving lumps of wood; I think of people and figures from the past, and present. These figures meld with current preoccupations, into the object taking form. Language, both verbal and visual, enter into the process. Possible titles, retributional scenarios, dimly lit secrets, ridiculous and nonsensical situations, bubble gum, munters…