SCULPTURES/INSTALLATIONS

Between Us is a sound-based installation in which a minimal speaker, mounted on a transparent acrylic divider, plays a fragmented voicemail: “Please stop ignoring me, please answer, please answer the phone.” As the viewer moves past the divider, the voice resonates through space, confronting the body with a sense of urgency and emotional vulnerability. On the opposite side, the words Stop Ignoring Me appear on the gallery wall, visible through the clear plane. This spatial and sensory exchange creates a layered dialogue between viewer, artist, architecture, and technology. The work is contingent on human presence—its full impact emerges only through interaction, underscoring the role of the body in completing the piece.

Stop Ignoring Me

Stop Ignoring Me is an immersive sound installation centered around an 8’ x 4’ x ¾” Plexiglas divider that directs viewers to engage with either the left or right side of the gallery space. By physically guiding movement and perception, the work invites a critical encounter with the spatial, social, and emotional dimensions of separation and control. Originally exhibited at the Goldey Paley Gallery, the installation is part of D’Emilio’s extended research into power imbalances within relationships and the limitations of uni-directional communication (2011–2014).

Gina D'Emilio

SCULPTURES/INSTALLATIONS

Stop Ignoring Me

Stop Ignoring Me (Detail)

Weight of I'm Sorry