translation into signs

the principle is very simple >>>

every item of meaning (usually a word, but sometimes a combination of words) becomes a sign expressed in a gesture >>>

if the word repeats in the phrase, we’d repeat the gesture as well >>>

so, the items of meaning in the chosen phrases are >>>

SHE

IS

NORMAL

I

CAN’T

BE

WITH

SOMEONE WHO

CRIES

OVER

RAPED

VIOLIN

the translation occurs through building and re-building the image behind every word until this image can be expressed in a gesture >>>

for instance, SHE >>> it is a female, and we know it is about the ex-girlfriend HELEN >>> ergo, a (formerly) beloved person >>> when i think of a beloved person, i imagine i am caressing gently their hair, holding their face in my hands >>> caressing the hair and holding the face provokes a certain movement >>> i practice it and distill a gesture out of it >>>

meanwhile, NORMAL is for me associated with perfection and regularity, like a thin straight line >>> IS i perceive as a transition between two entities >>> as a result, the sign phrase looks so >>>

the specific of a gesture as a movement is that gestures are performed most solely by the arms >>> the position of fingers is important >>> the connection between hands and other body parts, e.g. the relation between hands and shoulder, a forehead, etc >>>

once the gesture sequence is complete, there are several ways to proceed further >>> so far i researched one of them >>> my next step was to work with the gesture sequence as with choreographic material >>> i articulated movement MOTIVES and developed them >>> in parallel to that i created VARIATIONS to the entire phrase >>>

MOTIVES >>>

VARIATIONS >>>