WE BELONG HERE - NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK — MARIE SMITH

We Belong Here was made in May 2022 as part of The New Forest National Park Artist in Residence at spudWORKS. My aim was to facilitate a conversation with a community who are perceived to be invisible in New Forest, the series also reflects upon the richness of the landscape and provide a space for the participants to share their experience.

During my residency, I worked with 7 people of colour based in Hampshire and the New Forest, to create a series of portraits that reflect their experience of being a person of colour in New Forest. During the portrait sessions we would walk and, talk about their thoughts and feelings about the landscape of the New Forest, each participant also made a cyanotype to go with their portrait.

The portraits and cyanotypes will be exhibited together at spudWORKS in October 2022. A publication will be made that will feature writing by some of the participants.

Kristian

Adeola

Issa

Liza

Emmanuel

Wenjun

Yoko

Kristian

Kristian

Adeola

Adeola

Issa

Issa

Liza

Liza

Emmanuel

Emmanuel

Wenjun

Wenjun

Yoko

Yoko

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