speeches of the unheard
som supaparinya sep 8, 2021
“speeches of the unheard”25 min. 16 sec.
in this episode we listen to the sound art work “speeches of the unheard” by the thai artist som supaparinya. for this work she translated the speeches and poems of thai poets as well as political and human rights activists into the song of the birds native to thailand; or in “the voices of birds and crows,” as it is called in a thai saying. this phrase describes the devaluation of the words of others as meaningless – just like the voices of the many political activists in thailand, which are ignored and even silenced by the authorities.
the actual wording of the speeches and poems used as well as further information on som supaparinya’s work “speeches of the unheard” can be found here: http://atelierorange.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/speeches-of-the- unheard-description_2021.pdf
this show is a production by the goethe institute in cooperation with beuys 2021.
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