In 2010 Contemporary visual artist Christopher Sacre came up with an extraordinary idea when he created 2,000 babies in 22 days simply made from condoms and plaster. The liquid plaster is basically poured into the condom and when it dries, the latex is peeled and sawed off at the knotted end giving it a stable,…
Category: Deaf Artists
The Spider Dance
Sometimes, the motions of Sign Language are incredibly musical. One evening in the pub, I asked Caroline Parker MBE to sign me a story about a Spider dancing on the web, catching a fly, devouring it and going to sleep. She did this without any script or preparation and it came out naturally on the video as I…
With artist Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq
Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq is a Deaf British born Muslim artist based in London. As a graduate from the prestigious St Martins College studying Fine Art and Goldsmiths University in London, she has been exhibiting her work since 1992 in America, Sweden, Paris, Canada, and the UK but to name a few places.
Music in Motion
Last month I was involved with a few others on a research and development project (R&D) in London led by Japanese musician Nao Masuda. It was an experimental process that looked into ways of visually describing rhythm and notations through the use of Sign Language and physical movement.
Unlearning Sound Etiquette
I was thrilled when I received an email earlier this year informing me that I’d been selected to be part of the Deaf Explorers project supported by Arts Council UK and Deaf Cultural Centre in Birmingham. I am one of six along with other professional deaf artists. Other artists were in the field of poetry, theatre,…