'Uh oh' (detail)

Detail of 'Decay'

An exhibition as part of the Edinburgh Festival

Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh

For this exhibition Dagg explains that he has meticulously carved the figure of a doll. She is seated in a cluster of trees and stares out with an ambiguous look. The scene is slightly disturbing, it doesn't make sense. Where are her clothes and how has she lost a leg? Is she afraid? Is she pleading? Whatever she is saying she is certainly vulnerable. She is also no ordinary doll, she has more refined features, you almost recognise her. Indeed this is no clone, she has a character. But what is she doing in the woods and how did she get there. The scenario has a dreamlike quality that defies a strict narrative and relies more on a emotive response, feel free to make up your own story.