Christine Sun Kim was born deaf. She is an artist. In his
talk, she shares about the history of ASL and a bit of her background. French
sign language was brought to America during the early 1800s and as time went by
mixed with local signs, it evolved into the language we know today as ASL. Sun
Kim was taught to believe that sound wasn’t part of her life. In contrast,
sound was very much a part of her life. As a deaf person, Kim understand sound
through watching how people behave and respond to sound. The people are like
her loudspeaker and amplify sound. At the same time, she have learned to create
sound ‘sound atiquette’ and seen how
people respond to her.
In Deaf culture, movement is equivalent to sound. Kim
also showed some sign languages and its meaning. Because of Sun Kim is an
artist, she decided to reclaim ownership of sound and put it into her art
practice. She says that sound is so powerful that it could either disempower
her and her artwork or it could empower her. Sound is her new art medium. She delved
into the world of music and she saw the similarities between music and ASL. She
explains about its similarities. If she was to create a sign and repeat it over
and over, it could become like a piece of visual music. International sign ia a
visual tool to help communicate accross cultures and sign language around the
world. In sign language, the sign is silimar. For example that sign at the head
and the chest, but it convey quite different meanings. It’s also occure in
music.
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