Simon Raines is based in West Yorkshire, where he makes works that are part object, part sculpture. He is driven by the joy of making and experimenting with materials. Working mainly in wood, although not exclusively, his work has a sense of craft and workmanship. Raines asks questions about identity, the notion of inherited skill and the expectation of craft and making in the field of contemporary art. His work also explores identity through his own and his grandfather’s shared heritage, reflecting on making and craftsmanship as a way of understanding lineage and inherited skill.