Scattered pieces

8 Responses to “Handprint”

1. fromthesamesky says:

   26 July, 2009 at 12:33 am

   Oh wow – this is powerful. Not just you, and not just a photo – it speaks to me of freedom – people standing against injustice and captivity. Having an identity and humanity despite oppression …

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2. Ivory says:

   26 July, 2009 at 2:25 am

   It’s a beautiful photo! The meaning of it is endless. Thanks for sharing it.

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3. Paul from Mind Parts says:

   26 July, 2009 at 5:15 am

   This is really great! I imagine that hand reaching up and grabbing the chain and breaking it.

   When did you take this?

   Paul

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4. Amie says:

   26 July, 2009 at 7:08 am

   The centre of the palm resembles a heart shape. This picture speaks silent words

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5. castorgirl says:

   26 July, 2009 at 8:56 am

   I hadn’t noticed the heart shape, thanks for pointing that out Amie.

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6. castorgirl says:

   26 July, 2009 at 9:12 am

   This one was taken yesterday as part of our photo taking to calm down after writing the post about the concept of being missed as a child. It was the very last photo taken and was driven by someone strong within the system. There was a very large and loud family who had just arrived at the gardens, so we were all wanting to sneak away and hide. We spotted this handprint and took a quick photo from an angle, but then there was a switch as I have an impression of a very strong one coming forward and saying we need to take this photo. I have a feeling it was One, as the shot is from a better angle, but there was still care taken in not upsetting us too much by hanging around to sweep away the stones that you see – something that we would’ve done if we’d been alone.

   It’s interesting in that we took about 200 photos yesterday, but our dissociation really showed. Only about 6 of the photos were sort of OK. I think part of the reason was that we went to a park where we know they have a large aviary, but it had been moved and upgraded. This move meant that the playground fort was now extremely visible – these forts are a huge trigger for us. We had to stay and act normally as someone from work spotted us and started talking, so we couldn’t run away.

   Take care

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7. castorgirl says:

   26 July, 2009 at 9:13 am

   Thank you Ivory :)
   Take care…

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8. castorgirl says:

   26 July, 2009 at 9:14 am

   Thank you fromthesamesky :)
   Take care…

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