So after looking at the movement of hands I started to look at the importance of hand movement to different cultures. After plenty of research I came across the spectacular 'Thousand Hand Bodhisattva (Guan Yin)' which is a traditional Chinese dance choreographed by Zhang Jigang. The piece features 21 hearing impaired dancers who form remarkable arm and hand positions by standing behind each other in a perfect column. Breathtaking images are created as the dancers produce perfectly timed and choreographed movements.
Other cultures that use hands significantly are the Indians. They use hand art 'Mehindi' as a means of expression in ceremonial events such as weddings and religious events. They draw these designs on with henna pens.
Taking this Mehindi art as my inspiration I decided to come up with some designs of my own.
-Sinéad
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