Voiceworks (Proximities)

Voiceworks (Proximities) volume 1 is a scholarly examination of the human voice as a primary medium in contemporary art. Sarah Hayden analyzes video and installations from the 2010s and 2020s to show how these works intervene politically through the intersection of writing and voicing. This title fits within the arts and photography, history and criticism, and general criticism categories.

The author surveys eighteen artists, including Hito Steyerl and John Akomfrah, to explore the sensuous potential of voiced language in physical space. By drawing on sound studies, film theory, and feminist criticism, Voiceworks (Proximities) volume 1 explains how these artistic practices foster collective resistance and embodied involvement. This history and criticism text provides a detailed theoretical framework for understanding an underexplored strand of modern audiovisual art.