Mark Lesly Smith
Clockwise from top left:
Braille, Korean, Hindi, Zulu, Hebrew, and Semaphore
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Hope Suite is a series of 44 original collages on paper created by artist Mark L. Smith between 2008 and 2014. Each work contains the word hope in a distinct world language. The artist’s intent was to create peaceful connections between diverse global cultures. “The collection,” says the artist, “is a box of hope at a time when it is much in need.”