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The Lone Damage
Language Deprivation in Deaf Children

The Lone Damage 16 inch by 20 inch oil on canvas SOLD see enlarged image.

This painting shows a Deaf child's brain on a school chair, where 3D puzzle pieces are missing. It means language deprivation. They are not getting full access to communication. This is why sign language is so important. Still today, some Deaf adults struggle with reading and writing, trying to express but communication
is limited with frustrations and anger. Why is the school chair in the spot light and the background black?
The chair represents comfort, knowing it is desperate and it allows anyone to sit on it. The spotlight represents attention and something is very wrong and needs attention, something must be done. The black background represents emptiness, not knowing where to go and is lost in the woods and it also represents abusive.

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