I don't understand it. Explain please.
Just paint your hands red, take a picture and send it to me. Or do anything you like related to red, bloody hands, and if you like, send this too. Reflect on "Bloody Hands". Done.
Does it matter how I paint my hands?
No, it doesn't. You are the artist. As long as your painted hands are intended to symbolize bloody hands all is good. You can color your palms only, the whole hand, use any type of paint or substance, be elaborate or shy... it is all up to you.
Do I have to go out with my "Bloody Hands" or do something specifically?
No, not at all. You can do it in private. I am encouraging you, to document your performance, but it is not necessary. I am also encouraging you to show up in public and "wear" them as much as possible, it is however again up to you. It would be fantastic, if you could let me know about your actions or anything you want to let me know.
What if "Bloody Hands" inspires me to do something else?
Great! "Bloody Hands" is developing the ideas of "social sculpture" and "gesamtkunstwerk" further. If you want to write a song about it or a poem, go ahead. Any type of artistic expression is desired and integrated part of "Bloody hands". Send it all to me.
Can I support "Bloody Hands" without painting my hands?
Absolutely. You can comment on this blog, fund, send me warm wishes, hate it, follow bloodyhands2010 on twitter, friend Nikki York on facebook, think about it, throw a party for it, whatever you find interesting... for a fact, once you have acknowledged "Bloody Hands", you are already part of the social sculpture - not very active, but a transformation has been taking place, so thanks for reading this.
Can I paint my dogs paws or my baby's hands red?
You can, but it's not a direct part of "Bloody hands". For "Bloody Hands" it needs a conscious individual with the intend to turn their hands into "Bloody Hands". A baby or a dog cannot have that intention. It can however be Ueber-Art resulting from "Bloody Hands" and is then to be seen like the documentations or the "Gesamtkunstwerk" aspect, a reflection of the idea.
Where can I meet you, Nikki York?
I'm designating Mars bar New York as the collaboration central, there really is no other non-boring artist friendly spot in NY left. Follow me on twitter (bloodyhands2010) to find out where I am and when.
