Measuring The Distance At Which We Can No Longer Hear Each Other

When Tony and I collaborated on this art piece back in 2007, we thought we were measuring the acoustics of the desert. I asked him to hold one end of a piece of twine, and then walk into the landscape until we could no longer hear each other. Today I realize there are many distances at which people can no longer hear each other. there are voluntary distances, theoretical distances, the distances of ignorance and forgetfulness. There are geo-political distances that separate families and loved ones on each side of national boundaries; and for Tony and I, there remains the unfathomable distance of death, at which we will no longer be able to hear each other.

excerpt from Caroline Maxwell's Measuring The Distance At Which We Can No Longer Hear Each Other for S.O.S. at D-Block Projects.