The backyard smelt of dog poo soaked in moist soil from the rainy day before. This is not the first time Annie’s been on her hands and knees in dog shit. The things we do for you! The prickly cactus spines threateningly poked out from their military positions on the shelf. The contrast of Kaya’s soft flesh with the rusty metal and spiky, phallic cactus sparked our creativity. This very everyday setting was going to be the platform for Kaya to go off. Who would think something so banal would be so sexy? As if it wasn’t Australian enough we had to throw in an esky for that extra Ozzie flavour. We found it full of water and warm beers from my last party. I’ve been living here for 5 months and I feel lucky because soon it will be demolished and units built on this cute little piece of land. It’s sad that inner city’s old, dilapidated houses are being torn down to make way for concrete prisons with no outside areas. My house is a bit like me – kinda feral and carefree. That’s why we thought it’d be a great spot to shoot Kaya in. She’s a hippy girl who would rather work on a plantation in California for food and board than sell her soul to the devil with a 9-5 job.