hand shadows

Wall projection entertainment

Hand shadows are silhouette images made by positioning hands between a light source and a surface, typically a wall.

The shapes mimic animals, faces, or objects—a classic is the rabbit made with two upright fingers for ears.

It's a simple entertainment, often performed for children at bedtime: She made hand shadows on the ceiling until he fell asleep.

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dog · bird · gestures · projection · darkness · theater · childhood · children's game · play · lamp · shapes · bedtime · bedtime stories · imagination · flickering · storytelling · duck · screen

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Opposites
puppetry method

hand shadowsmarionettes

String-controlled theatrical figures

string puppets · animatronics · bunraku · hand puppets · finger puppets

light interaction

hand shadowsneon signs

Electrified gas tube advertisements

illumination · spotlighting · spotlight · hologram · holography

artistic tangibility

hand shadowssculpture

Shaped three-dimensional art

carving · pottery · physical models · bronze statues

Family

hand, hands, handed, handing, handy, handily, handiness, handful, handmade

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G