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absent presence:   Meno Mosso    Piano    now he is gone        my Mother and Me        one hand washes the other        /ˌpɛrɪˈmɛnəpɔːz/    stabat mater    

one hand washes the other




2020
Single channel colour HD video with stereo sound, 2’0”
Location: Forest Garden, Suffolk
© Sophie Standfordone hand washes the other emerged during the terrible time of coronavirus 2019. 

The ubiquitous handwashing codes performed here as a desperate and futile act against the wind that frustrates and blows away the washing medium of wood ashes.

The World Health Organization recommends ash as a soap substitute where there is no access to soap and is considered more effective than water alone.
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