Edward Webber
14 x 17 '', graphite on Bristol Vellum paper
Quote from A Natural History of the Senses - Diane Ackerman
Chapter: Touch, Section: The Hand
"Throughout history, palm-readers have chosen the hand as their symbolic link to the psyche and soul, as their raft through time. After all, the hand is action, digs roads and builds cities, it throws spears and diapers babies. Even its small dramas - dialing a phone number, pushing a button - can change the course of nations or launch atomic bombs. When we are distressed, we allow our hands to console each other by wringing, stroking, fidgeting, and caressing them as if they were separate people" (Ackerman 116).
Artist Statement
A drawing
taking inspiration from Diane Ackerman’s A Natural History of the Senses,
section: The Hand found on page 116. The artwork depicts an open left
hand with a medium of graphite and rub on Bristol Vellum paper. Using a blade
to etch out markings for the palm as well as a blunt pencil to mark the back of
the paper providing an additive texture to represent the appearance of brail.
The artwork is about touch as a navigation tool for the use of the visually
impaired. The hand stands for anyone whose use of touch serves them beyond the
“common sense” which applies to musicians, home economists, the blind, and many
other individuals.
In-Progress photos
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