Establishing and Reinforcing
a Community of Emerging Artists in NYC
HENDRIKA TER ELST

Solar etched hand print, non-toxic soy ink on Hahnemuller paper 12½ x 15½ in. (limited edition, including mat and frame) | $550

Solar etched hand print, non-toxic soy ink on Hahnemuller paper 12½ x 15½ in. (limited edition, including mat and frame) | $550

Solar etched hand print, non-toxic soy ink on Hahnemuller paper 12½ x 15½ in. (limited edition, including mat and frame) | $550

Solar etched hand print, non-toxic soy ink on Hahnemuller paper 12½ x 15½ in. (limited edition, including mat and frame) | $550
ARTIST STATEMENT:
In the process of Solar etching, the sun’s UV rays are used to activate a metal etching plate from which hand prints are made.
In this series called "Wear and Tear and Mending", I am emphasizing, rather than hiding, the damage and look for the beauty in the broken, the wounds, the scars, the passage of time, embracing the flaws and imperfections as a testament of history.
The choice of how to mend is our own.
There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in. -Leonard Cohen