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Artist Presents Trispective on Ethiopian Projects Giving Hope

Milton Keynes, UK, artist, Amanda Hottinger, exhibits a passionate, inspiring and emotive set of works through her perspective of three Ethiopian projects at the UCMK gallery Milton Keynes in November and December.

Born out of her deep emotional reactions to meeting with a number of inspired and inspiring individuals who are working in the context of remarkable poverty, she expresses their lively and hopeful personalities through her narrative portraits. These are introduced through some interpretive images of Ethiopia following visits to the north and south of the country and Addis Ababa.

The works focus on a large urban development project, an ex-street child’s initiative to help orphans of HIV/AIDS and churches helping mining labourers. 

In the south of the country, the Ethiopian Addis Kidan church is in partnership with British based International Miners Mission working amongst the miners.  Amanda, conveys the joy and positiveness in her art that she found exuded from the miners, church workers and families.

“Meeting the individuals was very humbling and inspiring,” says Amanda, “It was amazing to see the passion, kindness and determination in people’s eyes. They are, through their hard work, achieving so much with so little. I was impressed that it took four hours walking for some of them to meet me. What they are doing is so important to them.”

Using a variety of media, including oil, acrylic, inks and the use of simple fabrics, notations and photographs, which contextualise the paintings, Amanda says that she hopes people will be encouraged by what they see and inspired to support the projects. 

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