Here’s a whimsical project inspired by the Robert Mappelthorpe images in Patti Smith’s memoir Just Kids. Interspersed throughout the book are images taken by Mapplethorpe of Patti, of himself, and of the two of them together. What stands out for me in each of the images, reproduced as black and white in the book, are their hands. Long-fingered, pale, thin hands. Willowy. I’ve always been drawn to hands, and so after completing the book, I decided to engage in a quick photo project with friends and coworkers today. Let me photograph your hands. Thankfully, they complied.
Dixie the Archaeologist
Meredith the Musician
Steve, the Physicist, Peeling an Orange
Steve Pollinating His Pepper Plant
Words + Images 