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Auditory Communication (multiple versions) 2018-2020
The two-part instruction implies a solution for more effective human conversation when using sound to send and receive information. Due to my hearing impairment, I perceive sounds differently and often mishear words. Inspired by the ‘speech banana’ (a visual tool which describes where sounds used in everyday human speech sit on an audiogram, forming a banana-like shape) and my own hearing test results, I invite the viewer to my world of sound perception with a playful twist. In this work, I try to tackle the issue of conversation which might be unknown to people with normal hearing.
Installation view:
![Auditory Communication Galleri Format Monika Balu 2019](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/76e4dcf2-cf5d-4fe8-a3d3-ca7051a1dedc/bd60f87e-245c-46af-b9c3-fea91d93b86d_rw_3840.jpg?h=88fb147e26cf7c28b5a2fed6b95eaad1)
Don't Pass Me By exhibition at Galleri Format, Malmo, 2019
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Don't Pass Me By exhibition at Galleri Format, Malmo, 2019
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Street Gallery in Gothenburg, 2019
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Street Gallery in Gothenburg, 2019
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Street Gallery in Gothenburg, 2019
![Garsinė Komunikacija Monika Balu Kauno Galerija](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/76e4dcf2-cf5d-4fe8-a3d3-ca7051a1dedc/2ccca975-7a1a-4c0d-8cd8-384d7fdc3156_rw_1920.jpg?h=e7d8e85a50f4ed314020becb38f076e8)
Lithuanian version - Garsinė Komunikacija at Kaunas Photography Gallery, 2020-2021
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Lithuanian version - Garsinė Komunikacija at Kaunas Photography Gallery, 2020-2021
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Lithuanian version - Garsinė Komunikacija at Kaunas Photography Gallery, 2020-2021
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Lithuanian version - Garsinė Komunikacija at Kaunas Photography Gallery, 2020-2021
![Garsinė Komunikacija Monika Balu Kauno Galerija](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf5.myportfolio.com/76e4dcf2-cf5d-4fe8-a3d3-ca7051a1dedc/68005e0d-d26f-45bb-9188-699e074cdb1a_rw_1920.jpg?h=7802df85664f4f4816d9a4d18a4321c5)
Lithuanian version - Garsinė Komunikacija at Kaunas Photography Gallery, 2020-2021
In these self-portraits, I imagined what it is like to be an instruction that we find in the packaging of gadgets, aircraft safety cards and IKEA assembly instructions; and what it is like to be observed this way. Portraits are multiplied and resized; They are framed within each step, and combined with a text briefing. A lot of letters disappear in the sentences based on the data from my hearing test results.
Booklet versions:
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A3 Posters available upon request:
![Monika Balu Auditory Communication poster](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/76e4dcf2-cf5d-4fe8-a3d3-ca7051a1dedc/a297898b-5c8c-4217-88b2-c6d9dd3e0846_rw_600.jpg?h=7edc80855339a8d1545d4e009addb3bf)
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