Like a pearl in my hand = Zhen zhu zai wo de shou / Carina Hesper ; text Hannes Wallrafen, Bettine Vriesekoop ; translation Mary Moore (English), Yongshi Chen (Chinese)
Like a pearl in my hand = 珍珠在我的手 Carina Hesper ; text Hannes Wallrafen, Bettine Vriesekoop ; translation Mary Moore (English), Yongshi Chen (Chinese)

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hesper, Carina, 1983-

Contributor:

PKQ Willoughby Collection Endowment Fund.

Wallrafen, Hannes.

Moore, Mary, 1946-

Chen, Yongshi.

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Blind children.

Portrait photography.

China.

Hesper, Carina, 1983-.

Hesper, Carina.

Photography, Artistic.

Portrait photography--China.

Blind children--China--Portraits.

Genre:

Portraits.

Artists' books.

Photographs.

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

1 box : illustrations, portraits ; 39 x 28 x 4 cm

Other Title:

Zhen zhu zai wo de shou

Carina Hesper 2012-2016

珍珠在我的手

Place of Publication:

[Breda] : The Eriskay Connection, [2017]

Language Note:

Text in English and Chinese

Summary:

"In Like a Pearl in my Hand, Carina Hesper reveals a side of China that is mostly hidden from the outside world. Many parents in China give up their new-born child when they find out that it is visually impaired. This is a consequence of the one-child policy (formally changed to a two-child-policy in 2015) and the loss of face associated with having a child with a disability. Touched by these children's fate, Carina visited different locations of the Bethel orphanage in Beijing, where she photographed children with a visual impairment. Like a Pearl in my Hand is a multi-sensory experience encouraging social awareness. It is presented as a limited and signed edition box with 32 prints, all fully coated in black thermochromatic ink. This ink turns transparent by the warmth of a human hand which is around 20-25 degrees Celsius. When touching the prints the underlying portraits are revealed. In Like a Pearl in my Hand form and content are brought together in a unique and interactive way; the blind children, their concealment from society and the touch that is needed to see their portraits. The viewer experiences what it is like to be without sight and becomes actively involved in the fate of a group of vulnerable children." -- From publisher's website, accessed 3/6/2020

Notes:

Issued in box. Box includes 1 folded sheet (8 unnumbered pages) and 32 loose leaves of prints. The prints are coated in black thermochromatic ink.

Limited edition of 250 signed copies

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the PKQ Willoughby Collection Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

9789492051240

9492051249

OCLC:

1143746144