The Silenced Voice

In “The Silenced Voice,” Lady Kunst addresses the complex relationship between expression and containment. The artist presents herself with her mouth covered by tape, a universal gesture of forced or self-imposed silence. This act, which nullifies the ability to speak, contrasts powerfully with the intensity of her gaze, which remains open and defiant, conveying deep emotionality and an inarticulate truth.

The composition plunges into darkness, with the artist’s face emerging from the shadows to capture the viewer’s attention. The black cap adorned with light, soft feathers, an unusual and organic element, introduces a note of vulnerability and a poetic contradiction against the rigidity of the ribbon.

Lady Kunst uses her own image to explore themes of censorship, repression, and the search for voice in a world that often silences. The work invites a meditation on the power of non-verbal communication, silent resistance, and the narratives that are woven in the spaces of the inexpressible. It is a piece that resonates with questions about freedom of expression and the limits of individuality.

• Photo in wooden ArtBox
• 40 x 30 cm
• ArtBox wooden frame, black oak, Hahnemühle FineArt Pearl
• 3 of kind
• original certificated and signed by the artist.

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ABOUT LADY KUNST

Lady Kunst’s work is a mixture of apathy, courage and desperation. For Lady Kunst, life is a theater in which we are all protagonists. Lady Kunst’s work focuses on political and commercial aspects, making a severe criticism of the current values of society, especially luxury, consumption and advertising.

“My work is a mixture of apathy, courage and desperation. In order better represent the political issues of the society, I had created the fictional figure of Lady Kunst.“

Jacqueline Delaye has a multidisciplinary background based in social studies and arts. She studied Social Anthropology in Mexico city. Cinema and Tv in Barcelona and Art and Culture Management in Paris. She worked as a video artist and documentary filmmaker around Europe.

After living in different countries like USA, England, France, Spain, Italy and México Jacqueline moved to Berlin, Germany her home since 15 years.

in 2019 she moved for 4 years to the archipelago Azores, on the island of Sao Miguel, in order to take the inspiration of nature. Now she came back to the great city of Berlin to keep breathing the inspiration of human society.

I started in the art world when I was 19 years old…continue reading