Currently on view at The Kennedy in Houston, Hold Anyway captures the unstable threshold between control and collapse. Through loose, expressive gestures and layered mixed media on translucent synthetic film, Papayon explores authority under pressure and the instinct to persist despite imbalance.

A mounted figure struggles to maintain control as the animal surges beneath him. The composition captures a suspended moment between command and collapse, where authority is tested and instinct takes over. Loose, expressive strokes and exposed lines emphasize tension, movement, and imbalance.