LISTEN
This is the first step of the 3rd series Cawan Berbisik project. We as a social being sometimes forget to listen. To hear ourselves. This work is a conduit of that experience and will hopefully leads to a conversation, with yourself.
Sound is Silence Exhibition, SIKA Gallery, Bali 2023
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Cawan Berbisik, is an art project about conversations, sharing and education. I am interested in the experience of connection between humans and relationship building, although maybe only for a brief moment in time.
Ceramics, whether functional or decorative, are frequently considered static works of art. With this project, I wish to change the way people look at ceramics, or at least facilitate a new perspective. Ceramics can be anything you want, even a medium to either directly or indirectly connect 2 individuals through a previously undetected connection to each other.
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Our interactive behavior as social beings fascinates me. 2 individuals can make a connection instantly in just a brief moment. But somehow we tend to forget to connect within ourselves. We forget to listen and to talk to be able to understand our fear and angst. This work is a conduit of that inner experience and conversation. A space where the audience can safely listen and confess with themself about their anxiety.
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This social experiment will have 3 area:
LISTEN
A piece of ceramic, no matter the size when you put your ear inside of it will make an echo sound. Putting that on both ears will help the audience focus and I will ask them to close their eyes, focus on the echo sound so they can start to listen.
CONFESS
To confess to a person is hard. To confess to yourself is sometimes harder. In this area, the artist invites the audience to confess to themself about their fear and angst in the ceramic piece (Cawan). The audience takes the Cawan and brings it to the booth as a medium to confess inside of it.
REASSURANCE
To encourage yourself, one needs to really say things out loud as a reassurance. The artist invites the audience to shout inside of a large Cawan, words or thoughts as a promise for themself.