The project, which debuted with artist Sam Taylor Wood earlier this year, creates two “portraits” of the sitter: one a literal portrait, using a 19th Century photographic technique called the collodion wet plate process; and the other a portrait of the subject’s inner self, in a film where the sitter reveals their most treasured possessions and the story behind them.

“The images really take you into the heart of history itself,” Newton said. “To parallel that, we’re getting into the history of me through the items I’ve chosen. One of the things about these photographs is the layers of meaning. Each picture is so unique so it just creates this desire to be my most essential self.”

Newton’s chosen items include a touching object created by her eldest daughter Ripley, a painting from her childhood which symbolises iconic memories from her youth, and her passport – a vital component to her life and career.