Roaming through the land of her immediate surroundings with her daughter, Anna Adler spent the past year scavenging for the detritus of human existence. In her desire to reabsorb what has been abandoned or washed ashore on the Hudson River, she assembled fake nails and glass shards onto the plaster cast of her hand. The beloved object is cherished for its clumsiness, silliness, and absurdity. Her series “False Archeology” ponders on questions of identity and place while taking a humorous stance in which the inevitability of life and death are encountered with a smile.
Trash Hand aka Pandemic Mani, 2021
Pedi, plaster, vinyl glove, found 'nails'
9 x 4 x 3 inches / 22,9 x 10,2 x 7,6 cm
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