An archive of hope, longing & imagination
If you could have anything you wanted for Christmas, what would it be?
In 2008, we asked 1,000 people one simple question. Then we painted their answers.
See the wishes →
No. 4101 / The idea
Some wishes were objects. Others were impossible.
People wished for warmth, health, love, justice, a purple reindeer, a sailing ship and a camera to hold onto their friends. Art made room for every answer.
Read the story of the project →02 / Selected works
A wish, made visible.
“There are limits to satisfaction in the real world. In a picture, the possibilities are limitless.”
— From the original project notes