ELISA LUTTERAL
At the heart of Elisa Lutteral's work lies the symbol of the hand, a symbol that Lutteral deeply links to human consciousness. The hand, with its remarkable capabilities, serves as a compelling metaphor for the human experience.
Hands possess the duality to both create and destroy. They are the humans first tool and what helps humans create new tools. They sculpt, mold, and weave the world we inhabit, but they can also unravel and disrupt.
On one hand, quite literally, they act as artisans of creation, sculpting and crafting materials into tangible forms that reflect our thoughts and aspirations. With their touch, they breathe life into our ideas, turning concepts into reality.
Yet, hands are not merely instruments of construction; they hold the power to unravel, dismantle, and disrupt. Hands become agents of change, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.
In the hands of a skilled craftsperson, a piece of wood can transform into a work of art. In the hands of someone destructive, a forest turns to ash.
Hands possess the duality to both create and destroy. They are the humans first tool and what helps humans create new tools. They sculpt, mold, and weave the world we inhabit, but they can also unravel and disrupt.
On one hand, quite literally, they act as artisans of creation, sculpting and crafting materials into tangible forms that reflect our thoughts and aspirations. With their touch, they breathe life into our ideas, turning concepts into reality.
Yet, hands are not merely instruments of construction; they hold the power to unravel, dismantle, and disrupt. Hands become agents of change, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.
In the hands of a skilled craftsperson, a piece of wood can transform into a work of art. In the hands of someone destructive, a forest turns to ash.
Elisa Lutteral's glove series also plays with the concepts of protection and imitation. In order to shield the hand, they need to mimick the limb’s silhuette.
Lutteral uses an unusual material, human hair, collected from various body parts including the pubic region, beard, and armpits. This choice challenges viewers to face their repulsion toward these natural elements of the human body, even though they are intimately connected to their own bodies. Surprisingly, she points out that while human hair may repulse us, using sheep's wool in her creations is readily accepted and admired. This almost comical difference in relationship to material evokes thoughts about bodily perceptions and what is natural.
Lutteral's art explores paradox, duality and contrast by crafting hand knitted gloves meticulously knitted with human hair and animal yarn. Through this, she skillfully challenges our ideas of beauty and repulsion, all while providing an extra layer of protection to the hand.
Lutteral uses an unusual material, human hair, collected from various body parts including the pubic region, beard, and armpits. This choice challenges viewers to face their repulsion toward these natural elements of the human body, even though they are intimately connected to their own bodies. Surprisingly, she points out that while human hair may repulse us, using sheep's wool in her creations is readily accepted and admired. This almost comical difference in relationship to material evokes thoughts about bodily perceptions and what is natural.
Lutteral's art explores paradox, duality and contrast by crafting hand knitted gloves meticulously knitted with human hair and animal yarn. Through this, she skillfully challenges our ideas of beauty and repulsion, all while providing an extra layer of protection to the hand.
Photography – Kuan Hsieh
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