Kimberley Harding

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    Despair (Uncontained), back
    Despair (Uncontained), back
    Materials: round reed, crochet cotton, wire, onion bags, fabric remnants, antique lace, unryu paper, acrylic paint, glue, thread
    Techniques: twining, 4-rod wale, knotted netting, crochet, sewing, slashing, burning
    380,000 DEAD
    380,000 DEAD
    As of January 15, 2021, there were more than 380,000 Americans dead due to COVID-19.
    pandemic
    pandemic
    hope
    hope
    Amidst despair, there is always hope.
    LIES LIES LIES
    LIES LIES LIES
    The number of lies we've been fed by the Trump administration rivals the number of COVID-19 dead.
    racial injustice and violence
    racial injustice and violence
    I can only imagine the despair in the Black community over the deaths of so many of their members by police violence. I am hopeful that change in our "community safety" institutions will come.
    climate change
    climate change
    I feel despair at the short-sightedness of so many about the impact of climate change. My children feel it.
    wildfires
    wildfires
    The increasing size and intensity of wildfires is one of the impacts of climate change.
    white supremacy
    white supremacy
    White supremacy is one of the most disgusting evils of our times.
    unemployment
    unemployment
    The unemployment and business failures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have an impact on us all, including the privileged.
    RGB
    RGB
    The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg filled me with sadness. An inspiring woman, her loss is incalcuable.
    voter suppression
    voter suppression
    If those who have been unable to speak through voting could be heard, how different our country might have been.
    helplessness
    helplessness
    The helplessness I have felt in response to all the challenges of 2020 led to my despair. But expressing my feelings through my work has been healing, and enabled me to act.
    recession
    recession
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