inside outside

I agree with a friend who advised me to really pinpoint my intent before delving into this series. So bear with me, and criticism and thoughts are welcome--even the negative.

This series will be in two parts, the outside (a pound of flesh), and the inside (a topographical map).

In the Shakespeare play, The Merchant of Venice, Antonio is required to repay the borrowed money, or a pound of flesh--closest to his heart. In the play, he was unable to repay the debt and was dependent on others to help him. In mortality, we too depend on saviors. I believe that The Savior paid a price that we could not in order to progress beyond mortal flesh. But there are others throughout life who help and influence us in things we alone can not do. We also act as saviors in others lives. For this part of the series, I will photograph the BACK's of people's hands--the OUTside. The side of the hand that can't grab or manipulate--the side that is more acted upon than does the acting.

The second part of the series will be the topographical map of who we are between life and death. The choices we make that show who we are and what we believe. For this, I will photograph the INside of the hand, the part that grips and manipulates and carries out the commands of the mind, heart, and soul. The lines, fingerprints, crevices, and calluses, that give a unique map of the individual.