Absent dialogue-Unspoken confessions-Silent audience

Walnut wood, acorn shells

Size: 14 cm x 22 cm x 15 cm (Height, Width, Depth)
Weight: 0,5 kg
2024 Berlin

“Absent Dialogue – Unspoken Confessions – Silent Audience” stands as a poignant meditation on the complexities of human communication. Two ears, meticulously crafted and facing each other, suggest an intimate moment of listening and connection, yet what exists between them is a profound silence. These ears are close enough to suggest a relationship, yet distant in their inability to exchange words. They appear ready to receive, each one an attentive audience to the other, but trapped in an unfulfilled potential to truly hear. It’s as though they are locked in a perpetual state of listening, where confessions hover in the air, heavy with meaning yet bound by an invisible restraint.

This sculpture reveals the paradox of closeness without understanding, of presence without exchange. Each ear, rugged and raw, adorned with textured layers, could symbolize the layers of human experience and emotion that we carry. These layers suggest the weight of unspoken words, the hidden stories and unacknowledged pain we harbor but struggle to express. Together, the ears evoke a shared silence, a space where both long to be heard yet find themselves enveloped in mutual isolation. It speaks to those moments in relationships—whether between friends, family, or partners—where each side may listen, yet neither truly understands. The silence between the two ears is heavy, symbolic of all the things left unsaid, of emotions felt deeply yet withheld.

In this silent audience, we see the vulnerability of human connection, the longing for understanding juxtaposed with the barriers we place between ourselves and others. It challenges us to consider the ways we engage in dialogue, asking if we are truly present or if we merely go through the motions of listening. The sculpture’s stillness compels us to reflect on our own silences, our own absent dialogues, and the confessions that remain buried within us. It becomes a mirror, reflecting the times we’ve failed to bridge the gaps in our relationships, leaving words to fester unspoken, emotions to drift unaddressed, and understanding to remain just out of reach.

In a world filled with noise, “Absent Dialogue – Unspoken Confessions – Silent Audience” is a reminder of the emptiness that can lie beneath the surface of conversation, the hollowness that can inhabit our words when we do not truly listen. It is an invitation to not only confront the silences in our lives but to seek the courage to fill them with meaning, empathy, and genuine understanding.