“Interference is an ongoing drawing project that visualizes patterns of loss. Liza Sylvestre begins by recording her private thoughts. She then returns to redact the parts of the words that she is unable to hear because of her hearing loss. The resulting drawings are a kind of metric: they measure what Sylvestre can and cannot hear. But they also visualize a new kind of language, one that represents the gaps that can occur during communication. Interference explores the slippages between language, communication, and understanding. What does language exclude from our understanding of someone else? While we can read parts of what Sylvestre is saying, we will never fully understand all of her thoughts. In this way, her hearing loss is protective, concealing her private experience within the public space of this exhibition.” [Wall label text from Fralin Art Museum]

Chart 17 [left], Chart 33 [right]

Chart 4 [left], Chart 29 [right]