Placed in their own little universe, Nic Joly’s tiny characters offer viewers an intimacy akin to peering through the windows into a stranger’s life. All of his figures are carved as originals in wire and plaster before being cast in solid bronze and painted by hand.

Nic says: “She may be an icon, but Marilyn's vulnerability and fragile nature has always struck me as beautiful. So, who better to say what we all need and feel: 'I want to be loved'."