‘What are the chances?’ is a three-panel, screen-printed work on painted plywood that investigates the contrast between deliberate design and the notion of randomness. At its heart, the work plays with the familiar icon of the coin toss - a symbol typically associated with chance - while subverting expectations by presenting outcomes that have been consciously chosen. This deliberate arrangement of coin faces poses a subtle but persistent question: not only what the chances are, but also what is being measured, and by whom.

The work aligns with a range of mathematical themes, from the study of irregular and anomalous patterns to the exploration of interacting random systems. On one level, the fixed presentation of outcomes suggests a hidden order within what seems to be a model of pure unpredictability. On another, it serves as a visual commentary on the way human choices can impose structure on processes we often assume are naturally random. In this way, the work reflects on the boundary between intrinsic randomness and externally imposed order - a boundary that is central to many contemporary mathematical inquiries.

The layout of the panels introduces a dynamic sequence, inviting the viewer to interpret the work as a progression through time. Moving from left to right, it evokes the unfolding of a coin toss: the fixed outcomes on the initial panels represent the known past, while the blank space or unresolved imagery on the final panel challenges us to imagine the unknown future. This structure encourages reflection on the nature of probability and time itself - how we reconcile what has already occurred with the uncertainty of what lies ahead, and how both are shaped by perception and decision-making.