Rachid Khimoune exhibition: metal, machines and the flesh of the street - in pictures

Strange Fruit is a tribute to Billie Holiday and New York, the city where she lived Photograph: Benjamin Didier

Omaha Beach Tortoises: Rachid's 1,000 reptiles are moulded into the shapes of the helmets of allied soldiers who fought in the D-day campaign Photograph: Benjamin Didier

In his newer work, Rachid uses discarded objects and parts of machines to create new human and animal forms Photograph: Benjamin Didier

Tortoises: the creatures, Rachid says, are symbols of wisdom and metaphors for the longevity of war Photograph: Benjamin Didier

Surrogate Mother Photograph: Benjamin Didier