Childish Things

Taking the position that lost and abandoned toys retain repressed memories of prepubescent trauma and the deep- seated guilt associated with the playing of forbidden games, the photographic team of Davis & Davis have created staged images of mini-psychodramas using forlorn toys to portray the conflicted children who left them behind. In scenes such as a little boy stuck atop a teeter-totter and a baby falling out of a window while its father rushes to try and catch it, they explore the darker side of humanity, deflate the cherished myth of innocence, and point out that not even children are untainted and sinless.Davis, Denise is the author of 'Childish Things', published 2004 under ISBN 9781891661433 and ISBN 1891661434.