Hope Dies Last: Art at the End of Optimism
‘We’re all going to die…’
These words, written on the work (2018) by Nell, are a stark reminder, and push for acceptance of our inevitable fate: death; but not without emotional pause. Explored with humour, compassion, sadness and resignation, ‘Hope Dies Last: Art at the End of Optimism’ confronts our expectations and concerns surrounding mortality, extinction, suffering and failure. Hope, can be defined as a concept that suggests a greater emotional component than mere expectation and seen as an active
