We touch the world, and by touching, we distance ourselves from our surroundings, or create relationships of proximity and intimacy. Increasingly, however, our touch is mediated by technologies that change the way we experience ourselves and others. Begüm Erciyas explores the faculty of touch by focusing on the hands.
In Hands Made, the visitors’ own hands take center stage. Separated from the rest of the body, yet in intimate proximity to each other, they will be the focal point of a speculation on the past and future of hands, of handiwork, and the sense of touch. What have these hands been busy with and what will they do in the future? Who or what will they touch?
Hands Made invites us to rethink our relation to our hands; to imagine their transformation throughout history and their role in a society to come.
