Girl with Balloon is one of Banksy's most well-known artworks, both instantly recognisable and instantly affecting. It depicts a small child reaching for a red heart-shaped balloon that is just out of reach as a powerful gust of wind blows her hair and clothes away. It's unclear if she voluntarily let go of the balloon, suggesting an adorable image of childish independence, or if she unintentionally let go of the dangling rope and is staring in misery as the balloon floats away. In any case, Banksy combined the work with the words 'There is always hope' when it was graffitied on London's Waterloo Bridge (later removed by the council). As a result, the art has come to represent both.