Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Les mains


Hands of friendship

There are six sculptures of bronze hands laid on granite stones in Jardins des Tuileries by Louis Bourgeois.  In April, Marie entwined her hands in the cold bronze as tens of thousands before her.

Then she quickly pulled out the hand sanitizer.



Near the Jeu de Paume Museum
Jardins des Tuileries
1, place de la Concorde
75008 Paris

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28 comments:

  1. Sylvia KOctober 26, 2011 at 2:05 AM

    Terrific capture as always, Genie! I would have probably been so carried away I would have, perhaps foolishly, totally forgotten the hand sanitizer! Hope your week is going well, mon amie!

    Hugs
    Sylvia

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  2. PalomaseaOctober 26, 2011 at 2:15 AM

    Oh Genie, this is so beautiful!
    An image of peace and a dream of what the world can be..simple and stunning.

    Bonne Journee to you,
    - Irina

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  3. Pierre BOYEROctober 26, 2011 at 2:27 AM

    J'aime beaucoup cette image Genie...
    Bonne journée,

    Pierre

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  4. French Girl in SeattleOctober 26, 2011 at 2:33 AM

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  5. French Girl in SeattleOctober 26, 2011 at 2:34 AM

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  6. French Girl in SeattleOctober 26, 2011 at 2:34 AM

    Très belle image en effet, Genie. Mais dis-moi, quand même, ces Américains, quels germophobes! ;-) Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)

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  7. French Girl in SeattleOctober 26, 2011 at 2:36 AM

    Sorry Genie. Bad connection in Seattle! My comment kept repeating itself-- Veronique

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  8. AnnOctober 26, 2011 at 2:37 AM

    Nice image...

    I find it inspiring ♥

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  9. MalyssOctober 26, 2011 at 3:29 AM

    What a beautyful picture!

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  10. ErikaOctober 26, 2011 at 4:23 AM

    Une sculpture magnifique comme ta photo naturellement. Elle a bien fait, Marie.
    Bonne journée.

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  11. Rob-bearOctober 26, 2011 at 4:46 AM

    Such a handy picture you're shared with us, Genie.

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  12. NinaOctober 26, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    Such a beautiful shot!

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  13. biebkriebelsOctober 26, 2011 at 6:48 AM

    Nice picture, but a hand sanitizer? We don't even know that in Europe and we are still live and kicking.

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  14. martinealisonOctober 26, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Si tous les gens du monde pouvaient se donner la main...
    belle image...
    gros bisous

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  15. this is BelgiumOctober 26, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    Like this photo and the idea behind it a lot !

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  16. Carol Schiff Daily PaintingOctober 26, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Wonderful photo Genie. You are so very talented!

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  17. VirginiaOctober 26, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Welcoming Hands is an amazing find. Peter and I had to search to find them. I had seen one photo in 07 that someone had taken but finding them in Tuileries was not easy. Such a treat to discover them tucked away. Peter put his hand in one as well ! i loved them all except the baby hand not so much.
    V

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  18. AnonymousOctober 26, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    Genie,

    Thank you so much for showcasing this sculpture--I will make sure to hunt it down this winter. I love L.B.

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  19. MOctober 26, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    I am not normally a germaphobe; however, when you only have a few days in Paris you don't want to take a chance on getting sick! Love the photo, Genie!

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  20. AnonymousOctober 26, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    A very beautiful sculpture. I have to laugh at using the hand sanitizer...Imagine all the hands making contact with the "hands of friendship".

    Kris

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  21. Carrie Waller WatercolorsOctober 26, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    Powerful image!!!! I had to chuckle at the hand sanitizer, I would have done the same thing:)

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  22. Cezar and LéiaOctober 26, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    So beautiful message!So wonderful and creative picture!
    Léia

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  23. AlexaOctober 26, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    Beautiful image, Genie. Love the punchline (but better safe than sorry)!

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  24. Paris PaulOctober 26, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    How fun! I wonder if they're still there... Now, where's my hand sanitizer?

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  25. StarmanOctober 26, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    Geez, not using hand sanitizer would be like not wearing a bike helmet.

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  26. RandyOctober 26, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    Nice contrast Genie.

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  27. HarrietOctober 26, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    Great photo, but your commentary with the punch line is what makes this post so much fun.

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  28. Genie -- Paris and BeyondOctober 27, 2011 at 2:24 AM

    Wonderful comments, all of them, and I am reading with weary eyes still in Las Vegas.

    Just to clarify, there is no title of this sculpture. I titled it when Marie clasped the open bronze hand. They are wonderful and if you go to Paris you should seek them out.

    I leave for home tomorrow and to Paris in a week!

    Bises,
    Genie

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Merci for your comments!