what gives you hope?

07 February 2011

and we're back!

i cannot believe it has been an entire year since i last posted polaroids! well, winter is boring me and since i live in a new city with no exposure to this project, i decided to step out of my funk and start anew! i've always loved this project and i'm really excited to pick it up again.

indianapolis

chicago

03 November 2009

Artist Statement

I am aware of a hurting world where tragedy strikes daily. I can best articulate my response to these tragedies and my understanding of hope through finding colors and details with the camera. So, when a typically beige building displays a piece of street art, a scrap of ribbon lies on the sidewalk, or the grass presents a newly fallen treasure, I notice. When I recognize these aspects of life that are easily missed, I find a hope that I address in my art. Particularly through photography, I present images as a challenge for viewers to ponder their own hopes and to become more aware of their world. I remember being repulsed by the idea of always carrying my camera because I felt like in doing so, I would be stepping out of life rather than enjoying it fully. But since doing so, I have learned to see better. In this piece, I present these photographic explorations of hope. I call for others to see beauty in the ordinary and desire for this to spur them to change their world.