Only Hands by Aphrodite D. & Malco2M

Price: $15.00

A visual poetry inspired by the artistic form, unique textures, and sculptural features of the subject’s hands. The photographs capture the depth and character of Malcolm’s hands––how they interact with other parts of his body, how they engage with the light and how they blend in with the environment. 

The multi-layered zine uses various papers and folding techniques inviting the reader to intimately engage with the publication. The fastener can be removed to unravel hidden images and the page order can be rearranged. The viewer’s experience of the zine can also be personalised: the transparent vellum prints can be placed over different backgrounds to create a new scene, designed to inspire connection, creativity and collaboration between the subject, the artist/photographer, and the reader.
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Hand Model: Malcolm G.
Photographer: Aphrodite D.
Concept, photography & publication design by Aphrodite D.
Black and white, printed in-house on acetate, vellum and newsprint paper; dark gold fastener; bound by hand by Illographo Press.
Size: A6 zine with fold-out spreads, 10 pages
Publication date:  8 February 2025