Most treasured

People treasure things for all sorts of reasons. An object might hold a memory of a journey or a loved one no longer with us. Or there may be something about the piece that speaks to us on a deeply personal level.

For Ed and his partner JP, one of their most treasured possessions is a painting of two men clowning about. It’s tantalising to imagine that their antics – one on all fours, the other riding on his back – follow a languid lunch that slipped into dinner and a heady succession of postprandial cocktails. One points the way, perhaps towards home – and there’s something rather sweet in the sense that, whatever happens, they’ve got each other.