Hands at the Airport

San Jose Airport Hands

When you drive by the San Jose Airport you will see more than 50 hands of Silicon Valley residents waving hello and goodbye and raising to the sky on the mural called Hands.

Whose hands were used for this art?: “Participating community members represent a spectrum of the South Bay’s population, including a tamale maker and a surgeon, teachers and students, technologists and construction workers, musicians and poets, parents and children, police officers and fire fighters.” (https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/networks-and-councils/public-art-network/public-art-year-in-review-database/hands)

San Jose Airport Hands

Artist Christian Moeller designed the mural on the parking garage that is constructed of hundreds of thousands of plastic pixels affixed to a metal fence hung on the parking garage. (https://christianmoeller.com/Hands-1)

Guadalupe River Trail Mural

Guadalupe River Trail Mural

You certainly will not ignore it; it is bright. It does a good job of welcoming you to the trail as intended. You might look to notice more and see a fun mural. If you want to get greater amusement out of it, I highly recommend that you speak aloud and say what you see.

Is that a palm tree skateboarding with a fanny pack on? Yes, yes it is.

Guadalupe River Trail Mural
Guadalupe River Trail Mural
Guadalupe River Trail Mural

Hey look, a cattail eating a hotdog is bringing up the back of an extra long tandem bicycle. Why is the bird in front of him/her wearing a beret? I don’t know. Did I mention the cattail eating a hotdog?

Guadalupe River Trail Mural

The mural is called “Do You Know The Way To San Jose’s Guadalupe River Trail?” by Kristina Micotti. (https://kristinamicotti.com/ , https://www.powwowsanjose.com/2020-artists-murals-1 )