Palm (from the series Inanna)
Artist
Randi Ganulin
(American, born 1960)
Date2014
Mediumpigment print
DimensionsImage: 27 5/8 × 19 5/8 in. (70.2 × 49.8 cm)
Support: 31 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (80 × 59.7 cm)
Frame: 33 1/8 × 25 1/8 × 2 in. (84.1 × 63.8 × 5.1 cm)
Support: 31 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (80 × 59.7 cm)
Frame: 33 1/8 × 25 1/8 × 2 in. (84.1 × 63.8 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Randi Ganulin in honor of her teacher and mentor, Patrick Nagatani, 2015
Object number2015.15
DescriptionImage of Caucasian human wrist and hand at center of composition with palm facing viewer and thumb at left. White drawings of thistles spring from the hand and fingers, some visible across skin of palm.eMuseum Notes
Seeking
to make a positive image after hearing of a friend’s cancer diagnosis, Ganulin
used a picture of her hand combined with drawings of thistles from a family
vacation to suggest the mystery of healing and the strength of the life force
in all of us. One of her inspirations was the Mesopotamian deity Innana, who
was dismembered in the underworld before being rescued and made whole again. The
tale is a fitting metaphor for the descent into disease and the struggle to
regain balance and health.
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