“What would you do to help heal our broken world?”
This summer, Open Hands traveled to Washington, D.C., to creatively engage individuals by asking the above question. After circling the city twice to find parking, our art experiment started at the Washington monument. Then we traveled to the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Wall, the White House, and, finally, within sight of the U.S. Capitol. Individuals from all over the world actively participated by tracing their handprint on a piece of paper map and writing their personal answer for our global challenges.
Such engaging art helps create positive change—in a culture of divorce, loneliness, suicide, and selfies. How? By inviting people to close their phones and open their hands to others. The work also addresses the “me” attitude pervading our world and promotes intentional, selfless love through open-handed living. This participatory art helps transform the closed fist to an open hand by connecting with one person at a time.
What is one way you can open your hands and be part of the solution?
Being part of this art made my heart feel good. Participant
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