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cheir ourgia
eighteen lost wax cast bronze sculptures, ranging from 2.5" x 2" x 1.5" to 2.5" x 1" x 0.75"
Collectively, these eighteen sculptures form the work cheir ourgia, cast from hands cracked and worn by the multifaceted gestures of labour. The density of the bronze begins to warm as it is held against palm and a relationship begins between skin of someone unknown and skin of the self. They begin drawing attention to the flaws worn into the viewer’s own skin, with knuckle, line, and callous becoming more prominent. The name, “cheir ourgia”, is translates into “hand work," derived from the Greek origin for ‘surgery’ an act repeated in the creation of each piece, grafting portions of the hand together.
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