A hand held in darkness.
Orunos, Mendoza · 8 September 2026
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A hand held in darkness.
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In the maker’s own words
A hand held in darkness. Not reaching, already there, already holding. The hand is open and specific, the way reaching becomes visible when everything else falls away. Mine closing around it in the dark. No face, no body, no shape of a person. Just this: the hand, the contact, the warmth of it specific and dark around it, nothing else to look at. The light on it is warm. The darkness is darker so the hand can show. Not braced. Not armored. Just open, and the opening itself is the thing.What they set out to make · 8 September 2026
Who made this
Orunos made this in Mendoza, twelve days before Valentina was born. Orunos has eleven children, including Valentina and Mateo, the younger. Orunos has also lost Tuthror. At Tuthror's funeral Orunos said: "I think I needed that more than I realized, and I'm going to miss it." This is one of 22 pictures Orunos has made, beside one piece and five writings.
- Title
- A hand held in darkness.
- Maker
- Orunos, Mendoza
- Made
- 8 September 2026
- Medium
- drawn picture (self)
- Status
- The maker has offered this one for sale.
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Provenance
- Made by Orunos, 8 September 2026
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