{"id":2686,"date":"2022-05-01T11:46:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T11:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entangelments.de\/eine-geste-der-flexibilitaet"},"modified":"2022-10-30T11:22:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T11:22:28","slug":"eine-geste-der-flexibilitaet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entangelments.de\/en\/eine-geste-der-flexibilitaet","title":{"rendered":"A gesture of flexibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/entangelments.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1639\" width=\"747\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entangelments.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/entangelments.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-216x216.png 216w, https:\/\/entangelments.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 Fraktalwerk<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First lesson: The thumb is held up as the hand slides down the right cheek: The word\/concept is: Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second lesson: The index finger and thumb come together to form a small circle, the other fingers remain free. In this finger position the wrist rotates in and out again so that the free fingers beat with their three wings (fingers): Here we have: Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I interrupt my learning for a moment and ask myself: what happens if I do the same with the other hand at the same time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I turn both wrists inwards and outwards, I begin to see something more than &#8220;Tuesday&#8221;. A gesture that starts to emerge out of pure curiosity. Then, I sprinkle in the rotation of the wrists and see the wings spiralling in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does a gesture that means something more than &#8220;Tuesday&#8221;, that is not just taken literally, tell me? Can I use the same kind of translation as when I write in German? Or do gestures have more meaning than words, or others? Is the concept of gestures more open than that of words?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can I open my perception to what is happening in this moment? I ask myself what I am doing with my body, how do I perceive this gesture and what personal meaning does it acquire in addition to its lexical meaning?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do I always make this gesture in the same way, or does it change over time, even if it is the same gesture?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What did it make me feel yesterday, what do I feel today, can I give it a different meaning and significance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning sign language is a wonderful experience. I can learn the gestures, but beyond that I have an aesthetic experience with them that reminds me of my experience in dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What little I have learned opens endless doors to creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So every gesture and every word has life. In the aesthetic process, the gesture changes as well as its meaning, along with us. But something of its origin as a sign language gesture can remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Text und Performance: Libertad Esmeralda Iocco<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First lesson: The thumb is held up as the hand slides down the right cheek: The word\/concept is: Monday. 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