Jenny Feal Cuban, b. 1991
Earplugs, 2015
Sculpture
1 x 1/2 x 1/2 in
2.5 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm
2.5 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm
788-2409
Copyright The Artist
These aluminum earplugs are placed in two holes in the wall, suggesting an absurd potential use. They serve both to isolate ourselves and to isolate the wall. This creates a...
These aluminum earplugs are placed in two holes in the wall, suggesting an absurd potential use. They serve both to isolate ourselves and to isolate the wall.
This creates a paradoxical situation where two ideas emerge: the refusal to hear words we no longer wish to listen to and the impossibility of the wall ever hearing us.
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