Listen Until You Hear

For Freedoms x Fotografiska

Fotografiska New York was proud to partner with artist-led organization For Freedoms to present Listen Until You Hear. This exhibition featured artworks by Hank Willis Thomas, Cassils, Maia Ruth Lee, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Eric Gottesman and Kameelah Janan Rasheed. Each of the artists explore the idea of listening as healing with work that is deeply personal, political and imaginative through a variety of media. These artists use of representation is an inquiry into the unseen and highlights how meaning and value are shaped by our ability to listen and hear others. Listen Until You Hear was an invitation to audiences to be present by approaching the photography, film, sculpture and performance on display with curiosity and intentional awareness. The artwork on view encouraged a deeper form of listening that helps us to reconnect with our own bodies and therefore strengthen our connection to others. What does it mean to accept and relate to the unfamiliar experience of someone else or make sense of what we only know through intuition or feeling? How does truly seeing and hearing each other impact our relationship and stories?

This exhibition was an invitation to take your time as you moved through the exhibition and connect with the work on view with more than just your eyes and ears.