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Edward Hopper said: "If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” – "What overlasts" is a painting in mixed media (acrylic, collage, sand and ashes), created in the Corona year 2020. A time when our world stood still for a short time, when many people lost their loved ones or feared for them. And we were all only able to maintain a few contacts for a long time. My art remained as a comforting anchor. And a question that arises at such a time: what overlasts all this, in uncertain times, without all the beautiful and wasteful distractions of our lives. And then what is left of us? This artwork, as part of a series of works from that time, gave me an answer and at the same time a confidence to trust that there will be a tomorrow. So I can present the work here today, not only as a personal memory to this time, but also to the hope of finding a way back to what we call normality. Hope and confidence that strengthened me and that has been confirmed. A complex painting with many layers, with a profound and nostalgic aura. The lightweight canvas can be hung directly on the wall or framed as you like.