This work didn’t start out as as an artwork – it’s the backing boards I use in my studio.

I had a visit from a friend who was taken with it, so decided to see how it went in a show I was putting together – No Denying the Concrete Imaginary. The gesture seemed to fit in with the theme nicely and it made a strong statement.

The exhibition took place at around the time of the same-sex marriage referendum here, and I knew that the work would be misread as a gesture of support. But I thought, same diff, not wanting to tell people how they have to read the work comes from the same attitude that doesn’t want to be telling people they can’t marry who they want.