“Sometimes I come across objects by chance: this was packaging for water bombs” Photograph: Kyle Bean and Sam Hofman
“I like the idea of using something edible and presenting it almost like a platter” Photograph: Kyle Bean and Sam Hofman
“I was in the supermarket looking for something dynamite-shaped. Then I saw these” Photograph: Kyle Bean and Sam Hofman
“I wanted to keep this one nice and simple, so I thought, 'What is the most harmless thing I can think of?'” Photograph: Kyle Bean and Sam Hofman
“We embossed this stencil into a bar of soap, which I set in a mould myself. I didn't use it afterwards. I think I might still have it” Photograph: Kyle Bean and Sam Hofman
“I wanted to use gold candles – I like the idea that you have to look twice to realise what they are” Photograph: Kyle Bean and Sam Hofman