Polylactic acid on stone. 45×33 cm
This sign is the one that best demonstrates gestures are diatopic. Hang loose 🤙 is associated with Hawaii and surf culture, a friendly gesture that means “things are great” or “take it easy”, usually people wriggle the wrist when gesturing to surf buddies.
The exact same gesture in China is 六 liù, number six (Chinese can count up to ten using only one hand). I put the hand in this exact position to show another meaning this sign has, moving the hand near one ear to indicate a phone call 📞 .