Escher's Hands - If eyes are the windows of the soul, then hands may be the mute soul's voice.
Or so the artist believes. Each set of hands tells a story, revealing their individual nature.
One has a problem with identity, another is sensual, filled with self-love.
At first glance, London thought the piece alluded to political corruption,
a humorous comment on civil leaders trying to scrape off the dirt from their hands.
Now that the media shines a glaring light on people in the news,
political figures need a sharp instrument to clean their image.
But no, the piece is not particularly political. As London soon discovered,
all art in China is political. Simply doing video, or installation,
carries a strong political message, one of change, of modernity.
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