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Communicating My Deaf & Hard of Hearing Self – Part 1
Welcome to my first series of art works produced examining and identifying as a Deaf and Hard of Hearing person. It has been a long road. This body of work is the first in a multi-part series with supporting written explanations broken down into individual blog posts. I encourage the viewer to view the gallery of digital and animated art works above and then delve into the individual blog posts listed below for deeper context.
All of the pieces have been created in 2018 and consist of Digital Illustrations, Collage, Animated GIFs & Video Art. Fragments of manipulated grainy images and re-compositions display the variation and extension of each piece. The works are visual representations for the regular distortions, missing of sounds, words and overall communication I experience daily. They represent how I feel, react, overcompensate and adjust to communication in various interactions. They are intended to be both subtle, confusing and difficult to follow. "Communicating My Deaf & Hard of Hearing Self - Part 1" is the first installation in the series. It is first published here on my website and shared via my social media platforms. I am seeking to extend this body of work into a lecture series for both the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and the Hearing world.
PART 1
Animated Hearing - https://www.ryanseslow.com/animated-hearing/
Missed Communication Continued - https://www.ryanseslow.com/missed-communication-continued/
40 Years of Missed Communication - https://www.ryanseslow.com/unraveling-integrating-40-years-of-missed-communication/
Fears Faced Continued - https://www.ryanseslow.com/fears-faced-continued-is-this-is-a-series/
The More I missed, the More I Made - https://www.ryanseslow.com/the-more-i-missed-the-more-i-made/
1970's Hearing Test Art Machine Hacker - https://www.ryanseslow.com/the-1970s-hearing-test-art-machine-hacker/
Opening Another Door - https://www.ryanseslow.com/opening-another-door/
Responsible Communication RE-sponsibility - https://www.ryanseslow.com/responsible-communication-re-sponsibility/
Non-Auditory Sensory Other - https://www.ryanseslow.com/the-non-auditory-sensory-other/
PART 2 - is underway and will be launching this coming September 2018
Contact me - ryan (at) ryanseslow.com - @ryanseslow