"In his short film Angles of Love, the UK-based artist and demographic scientist Vincent Straub asks friends, family and strangers the question: 'What is love to you?' Receiving an eclectic mix of thoughtful answers that explore the joys, mysteries and perils of the phenomenon, Straub films the hands of his respondents, capturing the interplay between verbal and physical expression. Wrists sway pensively, fingers clutch clothing"
"explore the joys, mysteries and perils of the phenomenon, Straub films the hands of his respondents, capturing the interplay between verbal and physical expression. Wrists sway pensively, fingers clutch clothing and hands move emphatically as the subjects speak, amplifying or reframing their words in revealing ways. The result is a delightfully original take on an inexhaustible theme, evoking the complex relationship between love, communication and embodiment."
A short film asks friends, family and strangers the question 'What is love to you?' It captures the respondents' hands while they speak, focusing on wrists, fingers and gestures that accompany verbal answers. The film presents an eclectic mix of thoughtful responses that explore joys, mysteries and perils of love. Hand movements sway pensively, clutch clothing, and move emphatically, at times amplifying or reframing spoken words in revealing ways. The visual focus on hands foregrounds the interplay between verbal expression and bodily communication. The result foregrounds love as an embodied, communicative, and complex emotional phenomenon.
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