In A Silent Way Laura Altman, Monica Brooks, Nicholas Bullen, Darren Cook, Lawrence English, Samaan Fieck, Gail Priest, Joel Stern.
8 person sound exhibition at CAST Gallery (now Contemporary Art Tasmania), North Hobart, Tasmania 27 July - 26 August, 2012 Part of the curatorial mentorship program.
We all contribute to the collective noise of the universe, intentionally, accidentally and sometimes completely unbeknownst. I’m interested in a field that may be perceived between the intent and the everyday - between close whispers and distant shouting. John Cage was inspired to compose 4’33” after discovering the impossibility of absolute silence. The show is in a silent ‘way’, but to be comprised of silence is an impossibility, therefore the artists in this exhibition create works that specifically investigate quietness, ethereal sound and audio degradation.
