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Show of Hands

By  Arron Kuiper 2020
The outlines for these hand silhouettes have been sent to the artist by key and essential workers from all around the world. They are executed in a manner referencing cave art hand silhouettes, the most widespread and prolific form of pre-history art. From an Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner in California to a Supermarket Delivery Driver in Oswestry, they each marked their shared humanity by the simple and time honoured expedient of drawing around their hands.
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