Lorenzo Quinn’s hands in the Grand Canal encouraged me to visit Venice. (Any excuse will do)
I went to Venice just for a day. I bought a day pass for the ferry and set off to see the hands emerging from the Grand Canal. They are at Ca’ Sagredo quite close to Rialto.
I saw them from the opposite side of the canal, from the same side, from underneath and beside.
Here are my photos from every angle.
The giant white hands remind us that we can play a role in helping to help the save the planet from climate change. Cities like Venice will suffer from rising sea levels.
Here is what the artist, Lorenzo Quinn, has to say about his work.
The hands are modelled after the hands of one of his three children. He worries what kind of world we will leave to our children.
The sculpture, weighing 2,200 kilograms, was made in Barcelona using the “lost wax casting” method. The hands are constructed from resin-coated polyurethane foam. The pieces of the sculptures were carried down the Grand Canal and lifted into place.
Time is running out to see the sculpture in place. It is there until 26th November.