move click move: Handspeak

Hand

1982, 4:41

A hand dance. Created with notecards and mixed media, in the spirit of Robert Breer.

Film by Deanna Morse, music by Billy Vits. Funded with a grant from the Michigan Council for the Arts.

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My left hand was hurt and I used it as a prop for tracing.

My left hand was hurt and I used it as a prop for tracing.

I became interested in the overlapping spaces.

I became interested in the overlapping spaces.

I liked the intersections, the shapes and patterns.

I liked the intersections, the shapes and patterns.

I made the film on 4 x 6 notecards.

I made the film on 4 x 6 notecards.

I used spray paint on a template.

I used spray paint on a template.

Tracing your hand is a very common experience.

Tracing your hand is a very common experience.

Some of the earliest cave paintings are also hand stencils.

Some of the earliest cave paintings are also hand stencils.

My animation stand

My animation stand

Aligning the cards

Aligning the cards