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title: Hope Black
img:
  src: residents/hope-black/hope-black-cropped.jpg
  alt: "Hope Black, long wavy hair, sitting on a stool barefoot, smiling at the camera, with paint brushes and a roller in one hand. One knee up, in a pose of nonchalance but with a welcoming air. I love you!"
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<div class="topic">
  <figure>
    <img src="/img/residents/hope-black/hope-black.jpg" alt="Hope Black, long wavy hair, sitting on a stool barefoot, smiling at the camera, with paint brushes and a roller in one hand. One knee up, in a pose of nonchalance but with a welcoming air. I love you!">
    <figcaption>Photography: Steve Rocketkar</figcaption>
  </figure>
  <h1>Hope Black</h1>
  <div class="desc">
    <p>
      Hope Black is a multidisciplinary artist working across conceptual photography,
      mixed media, and sculptural painting. Her work explores the layered terrain
      of womanhood, identity, and our evolving relationship to the natural world.
    </p>
    <p>
      In addition to her photographic practices, she creates dimensional works
      using found objects and discarded materials—transforming what has been
      overlooked or thrown away into textured, story-driven pieces. These works
      often hold a quiet tension, inviting viewers to confront the contradictions
      between consumption, beauty, and belonging.
    </p>
    <p>
      Blending elements of folklore, ritual, and lived experience, Hope’s work
      moves between the intimate and the mythic—asking viewers not just to look,
      but to sit with what comes up.
    </p>
    <p>
      When not in her studio, you can usually find Hope at "the big ocean" with
      her son, exploring the natural world through his eyes.
    </p>
  </div>
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<div class="contact">
  <h2>Get in touch...</h2>
  <ul>
    <li>
      <a href="https://www.hopeblack.photo">hopeblack.photo</a>
    </li>
    <li>
       <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hopeblackart">@hopeblackart</a> on instagram
    </li>
  </ul>
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