what gives you hope?: June 2008

05 June 2008

today biking in the heat of the midday sun gave me hope.
then walking down the produce isle of the air conditioned grocery store, with its grids of natural color, gave me hope.
later finding the first, small, still very green tomato in my garden.
that really gave me hope.

01 June 2008

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.

30 June 2008

sydney, by my dear sister katie

24 June 2008

08 June 2008

new zealand, by katie

07 June 2008

oakland saturday market

05 June 2008

02 June 2008

oakland and s.f.

01 June 2008

sacramento greyhound station

today, i find hope in

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