The Hands

Geta Brătescu / Romania / 1977 / 7 min.

synopsis

In a short miniature, the author concentrates on her own hands as the most natural creative instrument. Zoomed shots on 8 mm film material capture the filmmaker’s hands in the process of creation. Her hands are portrayed not only as the agent of her art expression, but they themselves become an object of art.

biography

Geta Brătescu is a multi-faceted visual artist from Bucharest, Romania. Her work, which includes collage, film and photography, is often associated with Romanian Conceptualism. She studied at the Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest and the Academy of Fine Arts, and she received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the National University of Arts Bucharest in 2008.