Silent Sign
'Silent Sign' is based on Norwegian deaf language and presents us with different signs. Only hands can be seen against a dark background. Since traditional deaf language also depends on facial expression, and since many words use the same signs, the meaning of those signs depends on the context in which they occur. The lack of reference permits them to be read symbolically, which renders them communicative on other levels; they become symbols for language, rather than a language of symbols.

Randi Strand
Throughout her artistic career Randi Strand has worked with different media (artists books, printmaking, drawing, video, photography, and installation). Since graduating from The College of Applied Arts and Design in Bergen in 1992, Strand has explored and dissected various forms of language using a variety of ways and materials. She has had several solo exhibitions, and has taken part in numerous group exhibitions in Norway and abroad. Her work is in the collection of the National Gallery, Oslo.

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