Rock, Paper, Scissors - The Art of the Commonplace

Hand series #2 - Rock

Hand series #2 - Paper

Hand series #2 - Scissiors

Hand series #1 My hand

The hand as art. Hand game. Or, this series could be an ode to Andy Warhol. For me, it's more along the lines of figuring out what it means, other than a pedestrian kitchen accident.

Since I sliced through the last two fingers of my right hand Christmas Eve, 2010 has been a year of learning to pay attention and relearn how to use to my right hand. The scar is still hard, and the tip of my little finger will not bend of its own volition.

In case you've never heard of this selection game, here's a post from wikipedia:
The players count aloud to three, or speak the name of the game (e.g. "Rock! Paper! Scissors!" or "Ro! Cham! Beau!"), each time raising one hand in a fist and swinging it down on the count. On the third count (saying "scissors!" or "Beau!"), the players change their hands into one of three gestures, which they then "throw" by extending it towards their opponent. Variations include a version where players use a fourth count — "Shoot!" — before throwing their gesture, or a version where they only shake their hands twice before "throwing." Others prefer a five count cadence by saying "Says Shoot!" before throwing their gesture. The gestures are:

Rock, represented by a clenched fist.
Scissors, represented by the index and middle fingers extended and separated.
Paper, represented by an open hand, with the fingers connected (horizontal).
The objective is to select a gesture which defeats that of the opponent. Gestures are resolved as follows:

Rock blunts or breaks scissors: that is, rock defeats scissors
Scissors cut paper: scissors defeats paper
Paper covers or captures rock: paper defeats rock
If both players choose the same gesture, the game is tied and the players throw again.