An information processing apparatus comprising: a hand-shape recognition unit configured to recognize a hand shape of an operator on a basis of measured information related to a hand of the operator; a display control unit configured to move a display position of an operation object on a display screen according to a change in a position of the hand of the operator when the hand shape of the operator is a predetermined shape; and a motion recognition unit configured to recognize a hand motion performed by the operator, wherein the display control unit is adapted to switch between displaying and hiding the operation object on the display screen on a basis of a recognition result of the motion recognition unit on the hand motion of the operator, wherein the hand motion is a motion of rotating the hand, and wherein when a motion of rotating the hand of the operator in a first direction is recognized by the motion recognition unit, the display control unit is adapted to display the operation object at a position on the display screen that corresponds to a position of the hand of the operator after rotation, wherein when a hand shape of a first hand of the operator is the predetermined shape, the display control unit is adapted to move the display position of the operation object according to the change in a position of the first hand, wherein the information processing apparatus further includes a determination unit configured to, when a hand shape of a second hand of the operator, the hand shape being recognized by the hand-shape recognition unit, is a finger pointing shape, determine a detail of an operation performed by the operator on a basis of a position of a finger of the second hand, and wherein when the position of the finger of the second hand is recognized to be in front of the position of the first hand, the determination unit is adapted to determine that a position in the operation object corresponding to the position of the finger of the second hand is selected by the operator, characterized in that the display control unit is adapted to change a ratio of an amount of movement of the operation object on the display screen to an amount of change in the position of the first hand in accordance with a positional relationship between the first hand and the second hand. a hand-shape recognition unit configured to recognize a hand shape of an operator on a basis of measured information related to a hand of the operator; a display control unit configured to move a display position of an operation object on a display screen according to a change in a position of the hand of the operator when the hand shape of the operator is a predetermined shape; and a motion recognition unit configured to recognize a hand motion performed by the operator, wherein the display control unit is adapted to switch between displaying and hiding the operation object on the display screen on a basis of a recognition result of the motion recognition unit on the hand motion of the operator, wherein the hand motion is a motion of rotating the hand, and wherein when a motion of rotating the hand of the operator in a first direction is recognized by the motion recognition unit, the display control unit is adapted to display the operation object at a position on the display screen that corresponds to a position of the hand of the operator after rotation, wherein when a hand shape of a first hand of the operator is the predetermined shape, the display control unit is adapted to move the display position of the operation object according to the change in a position of the first hand, wherein the information processing apparatus further includes a determination unit configured to, when a hand shape of a second hand of the operator, the hand shape being recognized by the hand-shape recognition unit, is a finger pointing shape, determine a detail of an operation performed by the operator on a basis of a position of a finger of the second hand, and wherein when the position of the finger of the second hand is recognized to be in front of the position of the first hand, the determination unit is adapted to determine that a position in the operation object corresponding to the position of the finger of the second hand is selected by the operator, characterized in that the display control unit is adapted to change a ratio of an amount of movement of the operation object on the display screen to an amount of change in the position of the first hand in accordance with a positional relationship between the first hand and the second hand.