Max Girardi aka HA.NDS - 1.5C

1.5°C
Set in a dystopian Place des Vosges, 1.5°C is a chromatic scream against climate indifference. The iconic Paris square is stripped of its life; gardens and trees are replaced by a sterile, desertified landscape where only cacti survive.
The "Bag-Guy" sits on a swing suspended from a dead branch, neon pink: a symbol of a fragile, fossilized nature that can no longer bear the weight of humanity. Under the gaze of a panoptic "Sun-Eye," the rigid architecture rises like a monument to human apathy. Painted on recycled canvas, the work explores the paradox of maintaining urban elegance while the ecosystem collapses. It is a portrait of a society that remains motionless and indifferent, even as the tipping point of no return is crossed.

The Artist
Max Girardi, under the artist name HA.NDS, is an Italian multidisciplinary artist.
Specialized in eco-art born from dystopian urgency, he moves between painting, sculptural reactions to classical statues, digital drawing, and video to explore environmental collapse, human complicity, and glimmers of hope in future generations.
His works, disturbing and evocative, often created on recycled canvases or boards, depict resigned survivors, conniving figures, and occasional sparks of challenge amid landscapes in ruins.
HA.NDS has built a following on social media and in specialized magazines, where his evocative imagination resonates with communities concerned about the fate of our planet.

Unique piece, sold with frame, reclaimed canvas 120cm x 100cm signed by the author and with certificate