{"product_id":"close-enough-to-hear","title":"Close Enough To Hear","description":"\u003cp\u003eARTWORK DESCRIPTION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCLOSE ENOUGH TO HEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe like to think that other people's opinions remain outside us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomething said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomething heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomething we can choose to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut some voices are allowed much closer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClose Enough To Hear\u003c\/em\u003e is about the opinions we carry with us long after the conversation has ended — the judgements, expectations and casual remarks that somehow find a place in our own thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tiny figures beside her ears make those voices almost physical. They whisper privately, insistently, close enough to become difficult to separate from her own. What began as somebody else's thought can slowly become something she repeats to herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd perhaps that is the unsettling part.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe woman herself appears composed and strong, yet the voices remain. Not because she is weak, but because \u003cstrong\u003eeven the strongest of us can carry other people's words far closer than they deserve to be.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece asks a quiet question:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many of the voices in our heads actually belong to us?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTO BE JUST SEEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGallery piece · Not available for purchase\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Surreal Mindscapes","offers":[{"title":"Studio · 21 × 30 cm","offer_id":54703444296018,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Signature · 30 × 40 cm","offer_id":54703444328786,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1102\/7182\/4210\/files\/CLOSE_ENOUGH_TO_HEAR.png?v=1789229154","url":"https:\/\/surrealmindscapes.co.uk\/products\/close-enough-to-hear","provider":"Surreal Mindscapes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}