Category Archives: Symmetrical Hand Arrangements

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One of the sources often cited by Dale Lyles as moral and aesthetic 70-445 foundation for his transgressive inclusivist SHAs was Ernst Dortenschein’s Eine Stichprobenerhebung von der paläolithische Symmetrischehandgestaltungen (1887), specifically Dortenschein’s examination of the infamous rock carving 1Z0-456 exams from Pontevedra, Spain.

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Thought to be around 15,000 years old, dating from the Lower Magdalenean period, the carving was one of several found in the rush of 1813-14 discoveries during the Napoleonic era in Spain. Long suppressed by previous scholars due to its heretical nature, the carving had never been reproduced before Dortenschein’s massive study of the origins of SHA in Europe.

Dortenschein himself refused to propose a precise meaning for the carving, and though his description of the drawing emphasized the possibility of “eine deformierte Salatgurke eingeschloßen,” he never jeopardized his standing within the international SHA community by being more specific than that.

Some proponents of SHA inclusivism claim that there was other evidence in Dortenschein’s papers of what they call “SHA’s original intent,” evidence that his university forbade him to publish, but research into that proposition—though not extensive—has failed to reveal further supporting data.

Having first been inspired by Honea’s slight bending of the rules (see his most recent collection) by including a wedding band in his SHA pieces, the world of Symmetrical Hand Arrangement has found itself a new bad boy. Gordon Palm, yes that is his real name, has decided to buck the system and has been keeping the SHA community on its toes…or fingers, as it were. Palm sent the community abuzz with his most recent exhibition in which all of the pieces were deliberately asymmetrical. While some call it genius and others call it heresy, one thing is certain: whatever is decided will radically change what can be called SHA.

Some samples from the exhibition:

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Dale Lyles, always a skeptical participant in the Symmetrical Hand Arrangement movement, especially as represented by the verité school of Honea, Whitman, Rauschenberg, et al., struck back by moving in an entirely unexpected direction.  Critics began referring, not always admiringly, to his work as transgressive inclusivism.

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It goes without saying that many found Lyles’ sudden break with tradition shocking, even repugnant.  The inclusion of vegetable matter, even something as symmetrical as a baby carrot, had never been considered by any proponent of SHA.

Some scholars claim to have found paleolithic evidence of such practices, but in recorded history, such éruptions were anathema.

Further examples of Lyles’ bizarre—and some say compelling—work are presented without comment.

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However shocked the SHA community had been by these sudden departures, they were not prepared for what came next. 1Z0-474 exams