I, You, Someone Person, People, Something Thing, Body, Kind, Part, This, the Same, Other, One, Two, Some, All, Many Much, Good.. from innately meaning Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 1 min 28 sec
✓ Published: 18-Feb-2014

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02:08min (looped), HD Video, 2013nnBodies generate and store meaning, and gesture performs it. This video work uses shape and properties of the body to dissect language, through gesturing 65 semantic primes. These words are fundamental to the semantic system of language which are innately understood, and yet cannot be defined without incorporating their own word within its definition. Using one type of motion to define each word, the body's position in space and time replaces the need for spoken