Lorenzo Quinn's hands have been discovered: displayed in Boboli overlooking Florence

Lorenzo Quinn’s much-discussed hands that arrived in Florence have finally been uncovered: his installation Give now makes a fine display in the Boboli Gardens, in a panoramic position overlooking Brunelleschi’s dome. The work will be on display for a month in the Florentine park and then return to Pietrasanta, in Versilia, a city to which the artist and his gallery wanted to donate Give (the sculpture, in September, will be installed in the International Sculpture Park and will be part of a UN project against climate change).

The exhibition sees the contribution of the Geneva Olivetti Rason Foundation, and for the author it symbolizes the meaning of giving without receiving. According to the artist, reads the Give presentation, “the inspiration matured from the relationship between humanity, the world, and in particular nature, which has always given and continues to give without expecting anything in return.” The artist made the sculpture from resin and recycled material in order to convey a message based on environmental sustainability. The hands depicted, Quinn points out, are those of a man and a woman, and the olive tree they carry is obviously meant to be a symbol of peace.

“Once again,” says Eike Schmidt, “the Uffizi becomes the protagonist of an artistic initiative that connects the capital with another city on the territory of Tuscany. The Boboli Gardens temporarily hosts a work destined for Pietrasanta, to recall together the respect, attention and protection due to the environment and our beautiful landscape.”

“In life to receive one must give,” Quinn emphasizes. “And all of us have received and continue to receive much from the earth. That is why Boboli has always been a source of inspiration with its greenery and call to nature. Mine is meant to be a message of hope. The man’s hand is mine, the woman’s is a model’s; their union represents all humanity. White is the color of purity and innocence, of the dove and peace. That is why I chose to offer an olive tree as a universal message.”

Pictured is the work of Lorenzo Quinn.

Lorenzo Quinn's hands have been discovered: displayed in Boboli overlooking Florence

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