The Neighbours series reflects on the forms of connection that emerge through proximity, care, and everyday exchange. Developed around my move from London to Lisbon during the pandemic, these paintings are rooted in the quiet relationships that accompanied that transition and gradually transformed unfamiliar surroundings into something more intimate. Through depictions of objects, plants, and fragments associated with particular neighbours, the works consider how companionship and belonging are built through gestures of reciprocity and attention. A gifted plant, an exchanged cutting, or another modest offering can become the trace of a relationship, allowing ordinary things to carry emotional weight. Each painting holds a specific encounter, while together the series speaks to the mutual care and shared presence through which a sense of home begins to take shape.