From:Nathan Lyons Research Center, Visual Studies Workshop
Name/TitleHands / The Echo Of the Hand Picked Up By a Telecopier Across the Room
About this objectImage of Sheridan’s hand with the index finger pointing and face distorted through manipulation of a photocopier’s drum. Sheridan wrote that this manipulation made the images appear to “day dream.” Part of a series of xerographic images of a hand and face treated with increasing distortion.
MakerSheridan, Sonia Landy
Maker RoleArtist
FormatXerographic Print
Date Madeca. 1974
Medium and MaterialsXerographic print.
Inscription and Marksrecto of mat: [pencil] 81:116:20
verso: [pencil] 81:116:20
Measurements27.3 cm x 21 cm (image)
27.8 cm x 21.7 cm (sheet)
Subject and Association DescriptionSonia Landry Sheridan is a visual artist, educator, and theorist. Through her work and pedagogy, Sheridan has explored the intersections between art, science, and technology. She is a pioneer of xerographic art, and founded the Generative Systems program at the Art Institute of Chicago. Sheridan has been the editor of Leonardo, a journal examining the application of science and technology in the arts. Her work has been exhibited and collected throughout the world. She has been a Guggenheim Fellow and is a three time National Endowment For the Arts grantee.
Subject and Association KeywordsSonia Sheridan
Subject and Association KeywordsXerography
Subject and Association Keywords1970s
Subject and Association KeywordsHand
CollectionCollection of Visual Studies Workshop
Object TypeXerograph
Object number1981:0116:0020