As part of the 2016 Auckland Festival of Photography I created the short film above for the Seeing Sound multi-media exhibition at Circle Gallery in Newmarket. In the film Helena can be seen signing various phrases about silence. For example, one of the phrases is “Silence is a source of great strength.”

I deliberately chose not to include any sound or subtitles because I wanted the viewer to experience how frustrating it is when you can’t understand what someone is saying to you – something that deaf people have to deal with on a daily basis.

Director & Editor: Aaron K
Make-up Artist: Jemima K
Model: Helena Mitchell @ 62
Assistant: Robbie Hunter
Camera: Sony A7 RII