Tsai Ken presented his “Handprint Series” in his 2015 solo exhibition “Wandering in the Creative Play of Forms and Materials.” He often models hands with readymade in his daily life, but he doesn’t create life-size works. In his “Handprint Series,” some pieces highlight thick palms, whilst others foreground slim and extended fingers.

[Handprint II] is a piece in his “Handprint Series.”

Five lotus pods on long and slender stems are arranged in a vase. The five lotus pods of different lengths resemble human fingers. A Buddha’s hand performing a mudra is placed horizontally in front of the vase. The lotus pods and the Buddha’s hand make each shine more brilliantly in the other’s company.