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KAITLIN K WALSH

​HANDS


     In 2013 I decided it was time to leave LA where I had been living for 3 years. While I had made some of the best friends I've ever had, the city and I did not mesh. LA and I were not friends. That being said, it was beyond painful leaving my friends. I wanted to somehow document these people who had become my co-conspirators, my safety net, my chosen family. Knowing that not everyone would be pleased to sit for a standard face portrait, I decided on their hands instead.
     Hands. Their lines, prints, different shapes and sizes, are just as unique as the individual they belong to. Asking to see the palms of someone's hands can show you more than you might realize about that person. I found that the pose of palms offered up seemed to reflect a position of giving that perfectly reflected friendship.
     I fell in love with the project and didn't stop when I left LA. Slowly I have been trying to capture all of my friends, from all different parts of my life. Below you will find my friends in chronological order, captioned with their first name and the year we became friends.
Sarah, 1988
Meredith, 1997
Katie, 1997
Tera, 1997
Lauren, 1999
Chrissy, 2001
Colleen, 2001
Tom, 2004
Boots, 2006
Jack, 2006
Mike, 2006
Deanna, 2006
Michael, 2006
Shannon, 2006
Ben, 2007
Roo, 2008
Darylle, 2008
Brian, 2008
Natalie, 2008
Ashley, 2008
Rachel, 2008
Pierce, 2008
Yoder, 2008
Amanda, 2009
Emma, 2010
Eitra, 2010
Rebecca, 2011
Candice, 2011
Turi, 2011
Andrea, 2011
Alexis, 2012
Dan, 2012
Scott, 2012
Albine, 2014
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