“My focus on silence is to be understood as an intrinsic part of the body's search for meaning amongst the noisy assaults of everyday life. ... What quilts have brought to the viewing of art generally is this intervening layer of silence, of collected thought and concerted attention.” ArtBodyAttentionSilenceFocusUnderstoodEverydayLayersEveryday LifeAssaultSilence IsNoisySearch For MeaningParts Of The BodyQuiltsIntervening Book:Quilts as women's art: a quilt poetics Source: Quilts as women's art: a quilt poetics
“Silence is not an absence of sound but rather a shifting of attention toward sounds that speak to the soul.” SoulSpeakSoundAttentionSilenceAbsenceSilence IsShifting Author:Thomas Moore