Jan. 22 Sound of Subtitles, Seo Hye Lee, 2021, 4:35 with audio description

This short moving image work presents nine sequences of archival film footage showing hands working clay on potter's wheels. In each sequence, three identical frames play simultaneously, but the captions that articulate them are distinct, offering a playful and moving dance between practical description and abstraction.

Seo Hye Lee is a London-based South Korean deaf artist. Drawing on her personal experience of hearing loss and of being a cochlear implant user, Seo Hye Lee explores a world of sound and silence through the mediums of moving image, illustration and multi-sensory installation.

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