As the Archive has grown, it has stimulated conversations among artists and viewers alike about how and what it means to create and the shared commonalities found in each human hand. These conversations have inspired several artists to offer their own viewpoints…
“The Hands of Masters”
The American poet Irene O’Garden was commissioned to consider the Archive, its participants and the relationships between the arts, the human hand and how we create.
Her piece “The Hands of Masters” has become a moving telling of our mission statement.
Through a Different Lens
For the past 14 years, photographer Mark Lacko has documented the Archives’ bronze castings from initial molding through to final presentation. He has captured a series of close-up images which explore the texture, color and movement unique to each finished piece. Said to be reminiscent of landscapes, mountains, forests, oceans and outer space, these abstract compositions invite viewers to consider the hidden beauty of the Archive’s collection and of their own hands.
Displayed as a backdrop to the bronzes, the images rendered in large scale and intentionally unlabeled, compliment the castings and encourage inspection without the attachment of personality.
