Unheard-of noise
Life is loud. Those who are sensitive to sound have become accustomed to it. People like the artist Jürg Benninger, people who suffer from hearing loss, notice it repeatedly, day after day. “Even as children,” says the artist, “we learn that the one who shouts the loudest is most likely to be heard.” As adults, we no longer understand our own words, and we feel ignored and disregarded in the deafening roar. Benninger holds up the mirror to us. His crocheted creatures – humans and animals – open their mouths wide. They screech, bark or howl, yet they remain unheard forever.