I’ve always dug artist Laurie Simmons’ work, especially her photographs, and her latest series is no exception. Simmons purchased a high-end Japanese love doll and shot a series of stills that definitely puts the doll in a different context than its creators intended (she added a second doll in later photographs). There’s a haunting, lyrical and decidedly non-sexual quality to these images—really interesting stuff. Check them out below: