In Road to NOWHERE, Hannah navigates the disorienting intersection between nostalgia, aspiration, and existential uncertainty. At first glance, the collage evokes a comforting sense of journey through familiar iconography: classic automobiles, picturesque scenery, and an idyllic vision of mid-century Americana. However, this initial sense of familiarity quickly unravels, revealing itself as precarious illusion… the familiar roadway abruptly rises into a surreal and impossible structure suspended in midair, its destination cryptically reversed and obscured.

Dominating the composition is an enormous, reversed sign reading "WAY OUT," presenting viewers with a perplexing, paradoxical statement about escape, direction, and futility. Rather than guiding us to safety or clarity, the sign compounds the confusion, suggesting that traditional escape routes (nostalgia, escapism, denial) are themselves broken, unreliable, or misleading. Hannah thus engages the viewer in an uncomfortable reflection on the ways in which our habitual patterns of seeking comfort or distraction may ultimately lead nowhere.

Created during a period marked by significant personal upheaval and grief after losing her father, the piece reflects Hannah's own experience of disorientation, loss of direction, and profound questioning of purpose and meaning. The surrealistic imagery, juxtaposed sharply with symbols of traditional optimism, resonates with her emotional landscape: a sense of suspended disbelief, a longing for escape, and yet the constant, painful awareness that some paths cannot lead back to what was lost.

Road to NOWHERE ultimately serves as a powerful metaphor for the human experience of mourning, loss, and transition… capturing the unsettling truth that in moments of profound grief, familiar guides and comforting nostalgia may no longer suffice, leaving us suspended between past and future, searching for meaning on a road without clear destination.