The Kassel Hand Project

Printable Sixteenth-Century Prosthetics

Modern Takes

Below are excerpts of conversations with present-day prosthesis users involved in various aspects of the project. If desired, click on “CC” in the lower right of the video screen to turn on closed captions.

Modern Takes from a Prosthesis User

Gini Thomas discusses her perspective as a prosthesis user and the ways modern perspectives from the limb loss and limb difference community can inform work like the Kassel Hand Project.

Modern Takes from an Experiment Participant

Tess Burford discusses her participation in one of the Kassel Hand Project’s experimental sessions and her experiences as a prosthesis user and prosthetist.