Paul Scearce's De'VIA piece entitled “Eyeth's Deaf Alien Visitors” is a great example of resistance artwork. The scene depicts several important themes in De'VIA such as the misconceptions of deaf people, the judgmental behaviors of those who do not understand deaf culture, the lack of communication and lack of sense of belonging to the community, as well as the alienation of people deaf and negative view of ASL. There are also some more subtle themes that relate to the statement, such as Deaf people's pursuit of Eyeth and their attempt to educate others about the merits of ASL for Deaf people. The most important feature of the scene are the people's heads. in the photo. Individuals with ears for heads represent people who rely primarily on hearing to communicate, while visitors with hands for heads represent deaf people who communicate with sign language. This physical difference represents the communication barrier between the two cultures. Cultures have different sensory orientations. One culture is acoustically oriented while the other is visually oriented. These different orientations are what created the barrier. Deaf culture relies on the hands and eyes to communicate (hence the hands as heads emphasizing their "ASL mentality") while the majority culture relies on the ears and mouth to communicate (symbolized by the ears as heads emphasizing the "auditory mentality"). Lack of communication leads to misconceptions and judgments about the deaf community and their culture. The misconceptions of deaf individuals are represented in the portrayal of deaf people as aliens. People who don't understand them have alienated them. The lack of communication has meant that “sometimes many hearing people treat us deaf people as aliens or strange” (Scearce). Many of these problems could be solved if the root of the problem was addressed and people tried to raise awareness about the deaf community, deaf culture and deaf lifestyle. Works Cited "'Alien' carries negative connotations." YouTube. YouTube, December 9, 2010. Web. November 25, 2013. Boggs, Alison. “Father of deaf northern Idaho boy to appear in court.” The spokesperson's review. Np, April 10, 2010. Web. November 25, 2013. Cherry, Kendra. "Understanding body language." About.com Psychology. About.com and Web. November 25, 2013. Cuncic, Arlin. "A Quick Guide to Understanding and Improving Body Language." About.com Social Anxiety Disorder. About.com, April 30, 2013. Web. November 25, 2013. Scearce, Paolo. Deaf alien visitors from Eyeth. 2013. Pinterest. April 18, 2013. Web. November 21. 2013.