The Hiwa K gallery’s use of sound and visual tools particularly interested me during our visit. Perhaps most noticeable as one enters the exhibition is the dual screen display showing the melting of the shell and the molding of the bell in the corner of the room. The screens’ playing of videos that were slightly out of loop with one another, drew my attention to the screen. Moreover, the relatively large length and width of the screen and its placement in corner of the room allowed for full immersion into the videos being played. This particular exhibit was also the only one to not require the use of headphones, meaning that its sound echoed throughout the room, drawing onlookers to its location. Other visual exhibits such as the one displaying the Kurdish protests could have drawn attention away from the primary exhibit had headphones not been used. The use of headphones for the exhibits without a visual component emphasized the phonetic elements of those exhibits.
