The Silent Speaker

Image: The Silent Speaker written in vertical letters / symbols of a finger alphabet created by Valerie Sutton.

ABOUT

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SILENCE (John Cage)

The Silent Speaker embodies “silence”, “delay” and “invisibility” – although quite controversial discussed – they inform in our times to listen, to concentrate and to focus. These are features of invaluable assets in a time that is full of “noise”, “velocity” and multiplied “identities” caused by our digital life(s).

The Silent Speaker is not claiming to be extraordinary. But is rather based on the quite ordinary – rendered un-ordinary. A voice sweetly and uncomfortably reminding us of “Silence as a place for bumping into yourself”.

>> Part I: The Curtain, public intervention,“Deep Sites”, LevArt, Levanger, September 2014

>> Part II: The Costume, solo exhibition, Trøndelag Senter for Samtidskonst (TSSK,) Trondheim / Norway, February – March 2015