The Silence Of Our Gods

Silence is not only a passive condition but a creative opportunity to construct our space, our representations and ourselves.

- Francesca Sbardella

Silence is a condition resulting from the reduction of sound, whether it be a word-sound (an aspect of verbal communication) or a noise-sound (any other acoustic event tied to surrounding reality). Perceived by some as a pleasing sensation of tranquil well-being and, by others, as a bothersome constriction and oppression, silence makes our everyday practical affairs possible; it accompanies each one of us in our daily lives, influencing our bodies on a physical, emotive, intellective and emotional level.

It is the dimension within which we pronounce our speech, we manifest our actions and behaviour, and we establish relationships with others. They can be others in flesh and blood or, especially, the ones who are invisible, our dead, our gods, our demons: that part of ourselves that refers to the unsaid, to the invisible, to the void.