Moths and Lantern

Abstract

I took a picture of my hand and then cut out the hand with photoshop, and made hand wings for the moths. Deaf people tend to congregate around light when they are together, to better see one another sign, so the moth is a symbol in Deaf Culture.

Creator

Paul Scearce

Title

Moths and Lantern

Date

2021

Medium

Digital art

Description

Against a black background, three brown-gray moths, with hands as wings, gathered around a blue camping lantern, drawn to the candle.

Citation

Paul Scearce, “Moths and Lantern,” RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center , accessed April 19, 2024, https://dyerartscenter.omeka.net/items/show/794.