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The 30-foot sculpture was installed by the artist on May 12 as part of the Venice Biennale 2017. It shows two giant white hands rising up out of the water, seem...
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The 30-foot sculpture was installed by the artist on May 12 as part of the Venice Biennale 2017. It shows two giant white hands rising up out of the water, seeming to clutch at the exterior of the luxurious Ca’ Sagredo Hotel.

But it's not just something to Instagram and walk away from. The arresting sculpture is part-art, part-stand from Italian-American artist Lorenzo Quinn against climate change.

It is no secret that Venice, a UNESCO World Heritage site dating back to the 5th century, is disappearing under water.

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Aperture f/4.5 ISO 100 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 550/10

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Jun, 2017

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