It could all be so simple
“In the past few years, hands have shown up in my work. They are literal and symbolic references to labor. Hands have been at the center of decision making, wealth, slavery, motherhood, etc. Hands nurture and hands harm.
When I started using hands, I wanted to talk about greed. When reading about America’s beginning, so much of it was around greed: claiming land, people, and goods—not for a purpose, but to have. That resonated with me because nothing has changed. All of the hands I use are genderless, ageless, and not grabbing any particular thing.”
-Destiny Palmer
Year: 2021
Medium: Collage, painted paper, scrapbook paper, screen mesh
Size: 10 x 10 in (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Framed size: 10.5 x 10.5 in (27 x 27 cm)