Moving to rural Wales in 1977 from a city environment, my first photographs moved away from the urban documentary work that had preoccupied me for a number of years. I realised that my main interest was attempting to understand how we all live, work and generally exist with our chosen environments. To this end my gaze shifted towards the ubiquitous tin structures across the landscape that I became conscious of as I travelled around Wales. They seemed to symbolise the utilitarian relationship the indigenous population had with their environment. They represent, in some cases, generations of existence and interaction with the landscape. Changing shape and use as the need arrives fulfilling a useful utilitarian role and standing as symbols of the lives of those who build and use them.