Beya Gille Gacha - Hands
Listen with your eyes
A thumbs-up, a wave, a peace sign - our hands speak even when we don’t. We may not share the same language, but gestures create a universal understanding.
Hands by Beya Gille Gacha consists of eleven sculptures of - you guessed it - hands, each one speaking in its own way. Every sculpture is covered in thousands of blue beads from Cameroon, her mother’s homeland. Every hand makes a different gesture. At first glance, they seem silent. But step closer, do you understand what they’re saying?
“Can you tell me a story without words, by just using your hands?”
In this video, Beya Gille Gacha shares how hands became another voice for her. Sometimes, a gesture says more than words ever could. Across borders and languages, hands speak a language of their own.
All Directions
This artwork is part of the exhibition All Directions. In this exhibition you discover more about identity and happiness, about crossing borders and being forced to flee, about saying goodbye and coming home. Read more about All Directions.
