Hopes and Fears and…

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Artist: Debra Disman

Title: Hopes and Fears and…

Attribution: "Hopes and Fears and...", 2020, Debra Disman

Year: 2020

Materials: Textile samples, linen thread

Dimensions: 24.5 x 16.25"

Image Statement: “Hopes and Fears and…” describes a state where the mind obsessively repeats what it fears, framed in the mantle of hope. Such a process is a way of dealing with darkness. Are not hope and fear intrinsically linked as two sides of the same coin? We fear, then we hope that the realization of our fears does not manifest. All the hopes and fears stitched into this work are born of the state of our world, planet, society, and culture, and are voiced by many across the globe. This piece gives voice to those voices as well as my own.