Insight
Advisor Information
Bonnie O'Connell
Location
UNO Criss Library, Room 225
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Start Date
7-3-2014 1:45 PM
End Date
7-3-2014 2:00 PM
Abstract
In researching sign language and handmade books, it is evident that both share a means of visual communication requiring the hands in order for the viewer to experience the communication. This project explores the merging of these two modes in a series of handmade books that reinforce their similarities and possibilities, and examines ways that artists’ books might be used to more fully relate the Deaf experience. This study of a varied book structures and their corresponding page movements in combination with the icons of sign language allowed unique expressions of Deaf experience.
Insight
UNO Criss Library, Room 225
In researching sign language and handmade books, it is evident that both share a means of visual communication requiring the hands in order for the viewer to experience the communication. This project explores the merging of these two modes in a series of handmade books that reinforce their similarities and possibilities, and examines ways that artists’ books might be used to more fully relate the Deaf experience. This study of a varied book structures and their corresponding page movements in combination with the icons of sign language allowed unique expressions of Deaf experience.