Hope Dies Last

Hope Dies Last explores the intoxicating belief that everything could change in an instant.

Drawing on imagery associated with wealth, popular culture, speculation and entertainment, the artworks inhabit a world where extraordinary success always seems tantalisingly close. Familiar symbols of aspiration are brought together in playful, highly detailed compositions that celebrate the excitement of possibility.

At the heart of the collection is the psychology of hope. The prospect of a life-changing outcome can be thrilling, even when the odds are uncertain. Anticipation becomes its own reward, sustaining the belief that the next opportunity might be the one that changes everything.

There is humour and optimism in these paintings, but also an underlying contradiction. Our dreams can be both wonderfully ambitious and improbably distant. Hope Dies Last explores that space between confidence and uncertainty, where the possibility of winning can feel almost as powerful as winning itself.