hamsa
hamsa (2019)
installation
silk, pine tree, cyanotype
190 x 130 cm
hamsa is an installation of silk and pine tree branches; a pair of wings hovering above the floor. The wings have been placed in the sun with branches, that have fallen to the ground, on top of them; generating shadows through which a disparate pattern has emerged. hamsa is also the name of a figure resembling a hand, in Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist symbolism, whose five fingers sprawls with protection against the evil. As a talisman; a magical object intended to shelter; hamsa is embodied as a blue hand with a blue eye in the middle, assigned to protect against the vicious curse called "the evil eye". Sometimes, hamsa is also called Inannas hand. Inanna is the empress in Arabic mythology; a warring and fiercely powerful godess who defeats all resistance against love and motherhood.
hamsa was made in collaboration with a group of pupils from Storå skola in Bergslagen, Sweden. The work was made possible by the support of Konstfrämjandet Bergslagen, Lindesbergs kommun, Region Örebro Län, Kulturrådet, Storå skola, Stripa Grufpensionat, and Stripabryggeriet. It has been exhibited at Stripa Gallerirum in Guldsmedshyttan, Sweden.
installation
silk, pine tree, cyanotype
190 x 130 cm
hamsa is an installation of silk and pine tree branches; a pair of wings hovering above the floor. The wings have been placed in the sun with branches, that have fallen to the ground, on top of them; generating shadows through which a disparate pattern has emerged. hamsa is also the name of a figure resembling a hand, in Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist symbolism, whose five fingers sprawls with protection against the evil. As a talisman; a magical object intended to shelter; hamsa is embodied as a blue hand with a blue eye in the middle, assigned to protect against the vicious curse called "the evil eye". Sometimes, hamsa is also called Inannas hand. Inanna is the empress in Arabic mythology; a warring and fiercely powerful godess who defeats all resistance against love and motherhood.
hamsa was made in collaboration with a group of pupils from Storå skola in Bergslagen, Sweden. The work was made possible by the support of Konstfrämjandet Bergslagen, Lindesbergs kommun, Region Örebro Län, Kulturrådet, Storå skola, Stripa Grufpensionat, and Stripabryggeriet. It has been exhibited at Stripa Gallerirum in Guldsmedshyttan, Sweden.