Forest paths are a recurring theme in Hockney’s work. Shall I go left or right? Sometimes Hockney’s paths are mirrored, and a choice seems to make no difference.

Photo collages or ‘joiners’ are another recurring element. Sometimes to show one subject from different perspectives, sometimes to indicate the passage of time at a glance.

To me, forest paths are the perfect metaphor for choices that life sometimes unexpectedly presents. The mind craves rational choice, but you can never see beyond the first few trees. And in the end you always end up somewhere.