Silence

It’s impossible to deny that silence has many faces

Whether it cuts out the noise, means we’re speechless, is a form of protest, allows us to daydream, relaxes the body, helps with a headache, makes us uncomfortable, keeps bad things secret, can mean we’re complicit, and sometimes be as deafening as noise, it’s impossible to deny that silence has many faces. Of course, silence can be both good and bad. At its worst, silence can mean not having a voice, not being heard or represented, or is the result of a cover- up, threats, censorship or repression. Silence indeed has a dark side, a deeply harmful and insidious one, which can keep awful secrets buried and cries for help on mute. But at its best, silence lets us think, read, listen, imagine and sleep and regenerate, and provides respite from the noisy world around us…

Festival

The Rights Studio Festival

An invitation to play with, break with and reshape how we engage with human rights across generations.

Illustrations

Environment and Toxics

It goes without saying that humans cannot live and have rights if there is no planet to live on.

Festival

More Than Noise: Interactive Audio

What happens when we stop and listen to all the sounds that make up our everyday lives?