Hear Me Out encapsulates the reciprocity of human exchange within the broader context of social connection. With studies of well-being consistently citing close, intimate relationships as the key to happiness, should interpersonal communication, the first skill we learn on this planet, not become our life’s work?
An evolving undertaking of ungraspable perfection, communication is unpredictable, never the same, and not always linear, direct or complete. The sculpture—a gaping spherical web of delicate copper vessels that act as channels guiding energy inside and out—exemplifies the beauty of this imperfection.
Synchronously, the title, a familiar plea, recognizes our existential need to be heard and understood. It is a symbol of exchange as a necessity, no matter how flawed or fractional the act may be.