A grieving hand
A grieving hand consists of 21 ink jet prints, hand-bound using the Crisscross binding (the secret Belgian binding) method.
Edition of 1
8¾” x 11¼"
2020
At the beginning of this year I finished an intensely personal handmade photography book. A grieving hand is a sad story, made subsequently even sadder by unforeseen personal and global circumstances. Looking back, the moment I sewed the final stitch into A grieving hand, 2020 loomed uneasy on the horizon.
A grieving hand seeks to understand a poignant moment in my life, the enormity of which precipitated an ineffable grief. This book helps lay those feelings to rest. Unknowingly, my photographs circumscribed a path towards understanding. Only later, after collecting these images into a series, did their meaning become apparent. A grieving hand tells a candid story; however, because the internet can be crazy, I have obscured the story's exact details here and in the video below.
- Amadeo Lasansky, Nashville 2020
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