Hand Experiments
For this experiment I decided to focus on the signs which can be portrayed through sign language via hands. This ties in to palm reading because the message is received by the palm reader through the clients hands without them having to do anything, whereas in this project, the messages are provided by what the client does with their hands. Either a positive or negative message can be sent by these signs and the messages can sometimes be over looked due to the amount of times these signs and gestures are used in daily life. I have taken two pictures of each gesture in which one is well lit, and one is a mere silhouette. The well lit photo symbolises what we see everyday, whereas the silhouette symbolises the underlying message of the gesture.
Peace
General Description: The V sign is a hand gesture in which the index and middle fingers are raised and parted, while the other fingers are clenched. It has various meanings, depending on the cultural context and how it is presented. It is most commonly used to represent the letter "V" as in "victory"; as a symbol of peace (usually with palm outward).
I will soon mount these for an exhibition and i plan to have some see through paper with the words
Up yours! I’ve worked far to hard fighting for my country for you to sit there and tell me
I’m to lose my middle f****** finger, just cause you cowards are to weak to
handle us you’re forced to fight dirty. Where’s your honour for your country? Your passion? We will not forget this, and when this
war is over, rest assure that we will make your country look even more pathetic
then it does right now.
How did this start? Generations after generations did
not go through such hardship for us to still be in a mess like this. We all
have our issues with others yes, but this should not bring the innocent trouble. When power takes over a man, he
is a puppet, controlled by his ever increasing complex, his need for respect and authority. This is obviously wrong though you
see, as the man is going about this the wrong way for true respect is given to
those who make the effort to evoke peace, and those who are at war with others, are not at peace
with themselves."
Giving someone the finger, or the bird
General Description: In Western culture, the finger (as in giving someone the finger or the bird), also known as the finger wave, the middle finger, flipping someone off, flipping the bird or the one finger salute is an obscene hand gesture, often meaning the phrases "f*** off" or "f*** you". It is performed by showing the back of a closed fist that has only the middle finger extended upwards, though in some locales the thumb is also extended. Extending the finger is considered a universal symbol of contempt. Many cultures use similar gestures to display their disrespect.
The gesture dates back to Ancient Greece and was also used in Ancient Rome. Historically, it represented the phallus. In some modern cultures, it has gained increasing acceptance as a sign of disrespect, and has been used by music artists, athletes, and politicians. Many still view the gesture as obscene.
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I don’t believe in fate or destiny. I believe in
various degrees of hatred, paranoia and abandonment. However much of that gets heaped upon you
doesn’t matter – it’s only a matter of how much you can take and what it does
to you. However if you and I are having a single thought of violence or hatred against anyone in the world at this moment,
we are contributing to the wounding
of the world. As all human beings are, in my view,
creatures of God’s design, we must respect all other
beings. That does not mean I have to agree with their choices or agree with
their opinions, but indeed I respect them as human beings. Respect your
efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power.
Two Fingered Salute
Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory
over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured
English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to
draw the renowned English longbow and therefore [soldiers would] be
incapable of fighting in the future. This famous weapon was made of the
native English yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as
"plucking the yew." Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English
won a major upset and began mocking the French by waving their middle
fingers at the defeated French, saying, "See, we can still pluck yew!"
Over the years some "folk etymologies" have grown up around this
symbolic gesture. Since "pluck yew" is rather difficult to say, like
"pheasant mother plucker," which is who you had to go to for the
feathers used on the arrows for the longbow, the difficult consonant
cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a
fricative "f," and thus the words often used in conjunction with the
one-finger salute are mistakenly thought to have something to do with an
intimate encounter. 
A fist bump or respect is a gesture similar in meaning to a handshake or high five. A fist bump can also be a symbol of giving respect. It can be followed by various other hand and body gestures and may be part of a dap greeting. It is commonly used in baseball as a form of celebration with teammates, and with opposition players at the end of a game.
The gesture is performed when two participants each form a closed fist with one hand and then lightly tap the front of their fists together. The participant's fists may be either vertically-oriented (perpendicular to the ground) or horizontally-oriented. Unlike the standard handshake, which is typically performed only with each participants' right hand, a fist bump may be performed with participants using either hand.
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