Between Us is a sound installation centered on a transparent acrylic divider, where a small speaker emits a fragmented voicemail: “Please stop ignoring me, please answer, please answer the phone.” The work stages a space between intimacy and distance, human presence and technological mediation. As the viewer moves through the installation, the voice reverberates around the body, heightening its urgency and exposure. Across the divider, the words Stop Ignoring Me remain visible—turning the space itself into a site of unanswered address.

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).

Stop Ignoring Me (Detail)

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