The enchanting music of sign language by Christine Sun Kim (2015)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Euof4PnjDk&t=15s

He said if music is a favourite symbol if the play with musical instrument will be seen symbol of music clarity. French sign language brought to America mixed culturally with the local language now known ASL (America Sign Language).

Christine was born a deaf boy, and she was taught that sound was not part of life and she believed it. But for now the sound is a part of life that is thought of every day. Living with a deaf person who has to deal with rules, behaviours and norms in his environment.

In the culture of the deaf, movement equals sound. And that is a sign or symbol of staff in ASL. Now the sound begins to enter in his art, because the sound should not be heard in the ear but can also be felt tactically or visually experienced even as and idea.

There is a great culture around oral language. And just because he does not use his literal voice to communicate, in the eyes of the people as if he has absolutely no voice. So he needs to work with an individual who can support him as an equal and become my voice. And in doing so, he can maintain relevance in today's society.

So at school, at work and institutions, she works with many different ASL translators. And their voices became voice and identity. And their voices hold value and currency. Ironically, by borrowing their voices, he can maintain a temporary currency form, such as taking a loan with a very high interest rate.

So with a voice as my new art medium, I dig into the music world. And he was surprised to see the similarity between music and ASL. For example, musical notes cannot be captured and fully expressed on paper. And the same goes for concepts in ASL. Both are highly spatial and deeply affected - meaning that subtle changes can affect the overall meaning of both the sign and the sound.

However, in this day and age, we live in a very sportive world. And just because ASL has no voice for it, it automatically does not have a social currency. We need to start thinking harder about what defines the social currency and let ASL develop its own currency form - no sound. And this might be a step towards a more inclusive society. And maybe people will understand that you do not need to be deaf to learn ASL, nor do you need to hear to learn music.