Deaf.
A deeply personal project inspired by my brother who has been profoundly deaf since he contracted meningitis aged 9 months. He was lucky to survive. Time was spent with him and others in the deaf community, as well as scientific research into the workings of the auditory nerve. Deafness is often viewed as an invisible disability. All the objects were made from materials that actually had little or no sound carrying ability, outcomes ranged from drawings to 3d sculptures.
Installation View, approx 12ft x 4ft
Sock Hearing Aid, 50cm x 60cm x 25cm. Socks, wadding, plastic, thread and hearing aid batteries.
Menages sculpture and miniature cast brain sculptures, assorted sizes. foam pipe, wool, latex, wax, resin, electrical components, plaster.
Learning to lipread and speak using a speech trainer, balloon and mirror.
Shells, copper wire, telephone cable, dynamo text and thread.