The iconography of the hand outline is one that has recurred in my work over the years. I'm drawn to the duality of the image; implying both aggressive (stop) and passive (I surrender) emotion. Hands, like fingerprints, are unique to the individual (a miniature body portrait) and function as a tactile connection to others and to the world outside the body.
My artwork gravitates more towards the body/self in the context of others: community, civilization, city. Any portrait of the body should, for me, have some relevance in these contexts or it becomes less interesting.
The artists books that I find most compelling are those in which text and image tend to intertwine, the text IS image, or the text is minimal but concise.
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