Mirena Rhee
Multiplanetary Artist
Installation with Giant Hands in Central Park, September 4, 2021
As many people drove their bicycles through my art and the hands blended more and more with the environment - I realized that the hands are just that, dirt. Without me to lift them up and juggle - they are limp objects.
This is entirely sustainable art, no emissions other than my own labor and the exhale of my lungs, and the subway transportation. It is minimal in its impact on the environment, it becomes temporarily part of it and almost permanently as dirt and grime accumulate on the hands, and they become almost earthy objects.