“👉👈” (No Pronunciation)
Mixed Media
xponartgallery, Hamburg
2025

This mixed media piece is inspired by Edward Scissorhands and the “👉👈” internet hand gesture meme, blending cinematic melancholy with contemporary digital expression. It explores the paradox of connection in a fragmented world: the human desire for touch and intimacy versus the ever-present fear of harm, both emotional and physical.
Through layered textures, cut-out elements, and delicate materials, the artwork visualizes the tension between proximity and distance. The “👉👈” gesture, commonly used online to convey shyness, hesitation, or affection, serves as a metaphor for fragile communication in the digital age. Meanwhile, the influence of Edward Scissorhands underscores the impossibility of human contact without consequences, highlighting vulnerability, isolation, and unintended destruction.
The piece invites viewers to reflect on the precarious nature of relationships, both online and offline, and on the subtle ways our gestures—digital or physical—carry meaning, consequence, and longing.