An interactive/installation piece for The Hope Exhibition, the inaugural show in the newly formed art space at St Andrews, Worcester from 30 January to 5 February 2026.
You can personalise Hope by simply placing ‘I’ and ‘you’ around it. Two small words which turn a general desire into a personal wish from one human being to another.
‘I hope you…’ can turn what can be quite an abstract sense of hopefulness into something with more definition and purpose. When you express your sentiments to someone else, it becomes personal, showing that you care.
This artwork focuses on the personal aspect of Hope. These individual portions of Hope contain phrases found in song lyrics along with more general sentiments.
The audience was encouraged to interact with the work. They could pick up the jars to read the messages, move things around and stack them differently. They added their own personal wish to a jar by writing it on a blank slip.
