Colour Series: I Was Here (Handprints)
Handprint 1
Prehistoric paintings of handprints are among the first documented art forms, showing the fundamental need of human beings to mark their existence in the world. Whether it is a trace of love, or one of pain that we leave behind when we are gone, the fear of being forgotten is both universal, as well as deeply personal. When life comes to an end and everything I have known burns down before it recedes into darkness, what part of me will endure?
Handprint 2
Prehistoric paintings of handprints are among the first documented art forms, showing the fundamental need of human beings to mark their existence in the world. Whether it is a trace of love, or one of pain that we leave behind when we are gone, the fear of being forgotten is both universal, as well as deeply personal. When life comes to an end and everything I have known burns down before it recedes into darkness, what part of me will endure?
Handprint 3
Prehistoric paintings of handprints are among the first documented art forms, showing the fundamental need of human beings to mark their existence in the world. Whether it is a trace of love, or one of pain that we leave behind when we are gone, the fear of being forgotten is both universal, as well as deeply personal. When life comes to an end and everything I have known burns down before it recedes into darkness, what part of me will endure?
Handprint 4
Prehistoric paintings of handprints are among the first documented art forms, showing the fundamental need of human beings to mark their existence in the world. Whether it is a trace of love, or one of pain that we leave behind when we are gone, the fear of being forgotten is both universal, as well as deeply personal. When life comes to an end and everything I have known burns down before it recedes into darkness, what part of me will endure?