Studies of Rhymes with Handshapes / Studies rhymes for ways of the hand
Title: Studies of Rhymes with Handshapes / Studies rhymes for ways of the hand
Year: 2017
Measures: 56 x 34 cm c/u, 230 x 318 cm total
Technique: 33 impressions digital inkjet with pigment lasting acid-free paper and annotated in graphite
This work is the material witness of the rain of ideas in a poetry workshop in the signs made by the artist in collaboration with the American School for the Deaf (ASD), in the framework of its 200 years anniversary, and the New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA). In the workshop we explored the concept of rhyme visual Poetry Deaf, in particular the rhyme by way of the hand, which occurs when a same shape of the hand is used in different ways, in terms of position, movement, location, and facial expression, concurrent, to indicate different words. The annotations were written by the students, teachers, and teachers who participated in the workshop, and indicate words that rhyme with each form of hand painted. The activity culminated with the participants performando rhymes and poems are created on the occasion.










