mixed media, 90” h x 36” w x 144” d

A conical dunce’s cap appears shy and diminutive before the outsized cone of a megaphone that seems ready to overwhelm it with an enormity of decibels. But irony threatens to subvert the established direction of power. The megaphone is merely a bigger dunce’s cap. Moreover, the alcove within which the smaller cone recalls the niches where statues of saints are displayed for inspiring emulation among believers. Hence, Silva smirks as she pays homage to quiet endurance.