"This work is one small manifestation of my interests at that time. If it is related to work by other artists, I would say that it is closer in spirit to Arte Povera than to Pop Art. I was predominantly using wood, as I had done throughout my previous artistic practice and the repetition of the word 'Yes' reflects my interest in the Mantra in history rather than in Pop Art serial imagery repetition such as you find in Warhol. It also, as the title suggests, refers to the famous 'Yes' of Molly Bloom and as such reflects my admiration for James Joyce."

Joe Tilson