Description about the painting:

Dinner Table Syndrome 30 inch by 40 inch, 76.2 x 101.6 cm oil on canvas by #nancyrourke ©2024

Red table with hearing relatives and a Deaf person in black and white colour.

1. Missing Puzzle plate means language deprivation.
2. Gene Therapy plate with DNA and cochlear spiral means Cultural Genocide.
3. Maze plate means language deprivation.
4. Ear plate means listening.
5. Blue Tape plate means Mask of Benevolence.
6. Body Hole plate means Deaf Disempowerment (inspired by Trudy Suggs).

The Deaf person in black and white colour means "feeling like a wallflower," that no one really pays attention she is there sitting at the table. The I Love You wallpaper means that the Deaf person loves them very much.

 

1. Missing Puzzle plate

2. Gene Therapy plate

3. Maze plate

4. Ear plate

5. Blue Tape plate

6. Body Hole plate