Julie Maurin, You a Fairy, 2021. Lactoria cornuta fish, swarovski strass, two pairs of plastic wings, 41 x 23 x 5 cm

Joshua Armitage, Open door with foliage, 2021. Oil on canvas, 46 x 40 cm

Malcolm Bradley, Little Wheel, 2021. Zinc plate, hydrographic print, car paint, 15 x 10 cm

Siggi Sekira, Liquorice Pt 3, 2021. Coloured pencil on paper, 42 x 29.7 cm (unframed) / 46.5 x 34.5 cm

Tom Hardwick-Allan, Sye, 2021. Ink, felt-tip, fine-liner, highlighter, biro, pencil and paint-marker on carved birch plywood, 112 x 71 x 2.4 cm

Joshua Armitage, Doorway No. 06, 2021.Oil on canvas, 30.48 x 25.4 cm

Holly Mills, The Heart Rises, 2021. Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm

Julie Maurin, Triste dans la fête, 2021. Latex, pearls, synthetic hairs, wooden found object, wax, epoxy resin, 33 x 27 x 7 cm

Malcolm Bradley, Plant Life vs Animal Life I, 2021. Zinc plate, hydrographic print, 40 x 30 cm 

“Hope” is the thing with feathers –

That perches in the soul –

And sings the tune without the words –

And never stops – at all –

And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard –

And sore must be the storm –

That could abash the little Bird

That kept so many warm –

I’ve heard it in the chillest land –

And on the strangest Sea –

Yet – never – in Extremity,

It asked a crumb – of me.

Emily Dickinson (b. 1830-1886 in Massachusetts)