Amur Leopard

I wanted to revisit my previous concept of the human touch and animal population for another project…and this time on a much larger scale. Instead of using fingerprints, i decided to use handprints. Because of this i had to go much larger, my final image is 5.5x7.5 feet. 

To reiterate, Amur Leopards are critically endangered with an estimated of only 30 left remaining in the wild. Likewise to the use of fingerprints in my previous piece, i chose handprints because humans play a big part in this species population decrease. It’s the human touch that destroys habitats and kills these animals for their exotic furs. Likewise, the human hand plays a part in rebuilding the population…though it’s a slow process, similar to placing one handprint on paper at a time. It starts off slow, and gradually builds up. It may not be noticeable right away, or from a distance…but when you get close enough, you can see the effort that is put into it.