Geta Brătescu
Hands / Les Mains, 1977
The film “Les Mains” [The Hands] bears the programmatic subtitle, “For the eyes, the hand of my body reconstructs my portrait,” and the only protagonists are the hands of the artist. With Ion Grigorescu behind the camera, a filmic sequence of suggestive gestures unfolds: the hands of the artist seek out small objects, playing with them and then tracing their outlines on the table—yet another way of reconstructing the portrait or identity of the artist. (Silvia Eiblmayr)
The film “Les Mains” [The Hands] bears the programmatic subtitle, “For the eyes, the hand of my body reconstructs my portrait,” and the only protagonists are the hands of the artist. With Ion Grigorescu behind the camera, a filmic sequence of suggestive gestures unfolds: the hands of the artist seek out small objects, playing with them and then tracing their outlines on the table—yet another way of reconstructing the portrait or identity of the artist. (Silvia Eiblmayr)