2012
Single-channel video
SD, black-and-white, silent
4min
Dimensions variable

This video loop cycles through textual descriptions of female voices taken from newspapers dating from the nineteenth century to the present. Ranging from ostensibly objective accounts to critical judgments, these citations reveal ways in which voices are evaluated and, as a result, what borders are imposed around the individual. Implicit in these citations are assumptions of gender, an important factor in the complex relationship between speech and its reception and interpretation. By substituting firsthand reports for actual speech, Her Voice explores the tensions among written, verbal, and embodied voices.