Dame Elisabeth Frink, R.A (1930-1993)

'I think my first fully conscious comment on the world's inhumanity were the Goggle Heads. When I moved to France I got interested in the Algerian War, which was then just only over. It still rumbled away, the horror of it. What really triggered the series were some rather extraordinary photographs of people like General Oufkir [Morocco]. They all hid behind dark glasses, and these became a symbol of evil for me. The title 'Goggle Heads' was rather facetious, a way of dealing with the horror of the imagery. At the same time photographs played an important part in suggesting my images' (E. Frink quoted in A. Ratuszniak (ed.), op. cit.).