What is left

A piece revisiting “Study for Left Hand” by School of Ludovico Gallina (1779). The hand in “What is left” begins in a similar position to the classical work, fingers extended and palm facing front. It performs a movement sequence reflecting changes in the daily choreography of the human hand. Positions and gestures–e.g. holding a phone and scrolling–that didn’t exist in the 18th century are now central to the contemporary hand. “Study for Left Hand” was used as a stencil to depict hands elsewhere, while in “What is left”, the hand and imagined device together create a ripple effect–making the extent of both hands' reaches unknowable.

This work, inspired by one of the museum’s classical pieces, was created on the occasion of "Alternative Dimensions", the first NFT Collection with the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv, curated by Eleonora Brizi for V-Art.

40% of “What is left” sale funds will be used to support the functioning of Ukrainian museums, to aid preservation at the National Museum in Lviv, to rebuild the Chernihiv Regional Art Museum, and the Kharkiv Art Museum, which suffered great damage during the hostilities.

Specifications: Length: 1:53 m/s; Seamless loop; Medium: performance, video

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