The Cacophony Prevents Us From Singing, Niamh Fanning

This publication was created in response to an ISTD brief about our interpersonal interactions and the importance of communication in our daily lives. The title is a reference to research findings that whale calls are being drowned out by the constant shipping noise in our oceans, preventing them from hearing each other. The Cacophony Prevents Us From Singing explores literary, abstract, and scientific responses to silence and noise, and compares the phenomenon of drowned-out whale calls to the way in which we, as people, are constantly surrounding ourselves with noise as a means of distraction.