Hands

The first thing i did for this section was draw a spider diagram of anything that came to my head when i thought of the word hands. I would of loved to have experimented with shadow puppetry but i wouldnt have had a clue where to start or how to do it but it got me thinking about different things hands are used for and how they are a form of communication. From that i thought of sign language. I fi have a basic knowledge of sign language and it is only very very basic. So that was pretty much where that idea ended.
          After that i just typed in hands in to google and one of the first results was hand disorders. I followed the link and came across a list of information about OCD. This got me thinking about how controlling the hands can be. Further research lead to ideas that a simple thing such as hand washing can have a lot of physicality to it especially if the hand washing is frantic.
            After performing the piece i realised that i had naturally added quite strong facial expressions which added more power to the piece creating almost an animalistic snarl which complemented the movement of the hand washing as it was becoming more violent.
           If i were to develop the piece further it was suggested that i look at developing the use of the towel and how i dry the hands. Previously i hadnt given that idea much thought and had focused on the water. After this was mentioned i like the idea of adding the drying to the ritual and the idea of the rough towel constantly being rubbed on the rare skin is definately an avenue to explore further.