The art work that I chose to analyze for this assignment is David Call’s Harmony in Silence. I find myself to be most spiritually connected to this piece because silence often provides me with a sense of tranquility and serves as a temporary shelter from the overwhelming sounds of life. Since I was born hearing, I cannot fully say that I have experienced the harmony of silence holistically. I practice meditations to subdue stress and clear my head. Even then, it is still not possible to eliminate every extraneous noise to reach a state of complete silence, since I can physically hear those sounds. The concept of peace brought about by silence is often hard to grasp by the hearing majority of the population. People are well accustomed to feel
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The artist wanted to convey the peaceful qualities of being Deaf and to debunk the impression that Deaf people are disheartened about not being able to hear. Rather than “coming to terms with” being Deaf, it is more about embracing and being proud to experience all the qualities associated with Deafhood. Lotus and lily pads represent nature and the serenity that it has to offer. The woman is depicted to have her ears completely submerged under the water to show that she is Deaf. The use of nudity conveys the desire to return back to a pristine state of being in order to experience the world from a clean slate, where there is no preconceived judgment and pressure from the environment. The beauty and comforting qualities associated with nature are universal and indiscriminating. One does not have to be hearing to be able to receive the consolation that nature has to offer. Like hearing folks, Call goes on to show in the Harmony in Silence that Deaf people can experience tranquility and the beauty of nature. I personally find sounds found in nature to be most soothing, like the sounds of bird chirping, rain, and water/stream. I find a great sense of comfort when I listen to these sounds. As for Deaf individuals, they might not experience nature in the same exact way that I do, but they too can “feel the heartbeat of Mother Earth”, like mentioned in the art’s
The artist wanted to convey the peaceful qualities of being Deaf and to debunk the impression that Deaf people are disheartened about not being able to hear. Rather than “coming to terms with” being Deaf, it is more about embracing and being proud to experience all the qualities associated with Deafhood. Lotus and lily pads represent nature and the serenity that it has to offer. The woman is depicted to have her ears completely submerged under the water to show that she is Deaf. The use of nudity conveys the desire to return back to a pristine state of being in order to experience the world from a clean slate, where there is no preconceived judgment and pressure from the environment. The beauty and comforting qualities associated with nature are universal and indiscriminating. One does not have to be hearing to be able to receive the consolation that nature has to offer. Like hearing folks, Call goes on to show in the Harmony in Silence that Deaf people can experience tranquility and the beauty of nature. I personally find sounds found in nature to be most soothing, like the sounds of bird chirping, rain, and water/stream. I find a great sense of comfort when I listen to these sounds. As for Deaf individuals, they might not experience nature in the same exact way that I do, but they too can “feel the heartbeat of Mother Earth”, like mentioned in the art’s