MADE IN ISOLATION

Tell us about what you're currently working on.

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I'm a performing artist who lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I started a non-profit organization called Wheelbarrow Productions to partner with communities to create social change and economic opportunities through the arts. I am currently working on a project called Climate Recovery that is listening to local stories to understand our processes of change and how our environment is affecting us.

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Has your work shifted in response to the pandemic? How?

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Yes, my work has shifted a bit in response to the pandemic. I've started to create a character that speaks with an accent that I think is a blend of my Ethiopian friends I worked with on the Lalibela Circus and Cultural Show and my friends in Palestine where I created a piece called Cruelty. I'm also finding comedy in my work. I guess I'm going from crying a lot, to laughing more.

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How do you think the creative process can help us confront our "new" reality?

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In my opinion, the creative process enables us to create our own reality within this new reality.

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Hope Clark is a performing artist who lives on the Eastern Shore in Maryland. See more of her work here.