The physical trace of the human hand in art
In short: In this episode of The Artist Project, American sculptor Tom Sachs responds to the Shaker Retiring Room. He explores the profound importance of visibility—specifically, the desire for a viewer to recognize the human presence behind an object.
Born in 1966, Tom Sachs examines the Shaker Retiring Room through the lens of authorship. For Sachs, the primary goal of an object is to communicate that 'someone was here making this thing.'
By focusing on the physical evidence of creation, Sachs highlights a connection between the maker and the observer, elevating the object from a mere thing to a record of human activity.
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