The Ear is the Eye of the Soul

The Dicastery for Culture and Education presents, at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, the Holy See Pavilion The Ear is the Eye of the Soul, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Ben Vickers in collaboration with Soundwalk Collective.

Inspired by the life and legacy of Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179), the Pavilion takes the form of a sonic prayer and responds to Koyo Kouoh’s curatorial invitation to slow down and attune to quieter registers, as a call to the contemplative act of listening.