The Hand of Fatima


The Hand of Fatima

Artist: Pearl Moon

Title: The Hand of Fatima

Attribution: The Hand of Fatima, 2020, Pearl Red Moon

Year: 2020

Materials: Recycled cotton doona cover, fragments of textiles and fibres, textile paint

Dimensions: 140m (from cuff to cuff, along shoulders), finished length 102cm

Image Statement: The visage was free painted, stenciled along with fragments of multiple textile scraps were free motion embroidered to decorate the back of the coat. The coat was one of 30 displayed in my 2020 exhibition "Thirty Coats", at Newcastle Art Space, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.