We perform Voiceless Mass a couple of times at Caermersklooster Ghent as part of Erfgoeddag. More specific in relation to the work of Fiona Hallinan.

The Church of the Annunciation in Finlayson, a suburb of Dublin, was demolished in 2021 to make way for a smaller church. In the exhibition We Turn Towards an Ending and Pay Attention, Fiona Hallinan explores a gathering around a rupture, in this case the demolition of what was once the second largest Catholic church in Ireland, through a film and a sculptural table made from the debris of the church.

Raven Chacon about Voiceless Mass:

“This work considers the spaces in which we gather, the history of access of these spaces, and the land upon which these buildings sit. Though ‘mass’ is referenced in the title, the piece contains no audible singing voices, instead using the openness of the large space to intone the constricted intervals of the wind and string instruments. In exploiting the architecture of the cathedral, Voiceless Mass considers the futility of giving voice to the voiceless, when ceding space is never an option for those in power.”