This body of work divulges my own experience with my deafness, having grown up in a world constructed for the hearing. Since being diagnosed with Auditory Neuropathy (AN) at a young age, I have been exploring how I can visualise my deafness through photography. AN has been defined as a type of a deafness in which sounds received by the inner ear are disrupted as they travel to the brain. This affects the threshold of my hearing, and therefore my ability to process or distinguish sounds accurately. I wear bi-lateral hearing aids, which has allowed me to access the hearing world easier. I do not use sign language, as I learnt to communicate verbally. I view myself as physically deaf, but culturally hearing, and therefore I am in a space of limbo between the Deaf world and the Hearing world. These photographs showcase how I am continually learning about sounds, and how I will always rely on visual cues.

I dedicate this project to my family, who remind me daily, how wonderful sound can be. They have shown me that I am more than my deafness. I also think of the younger me who overcame so much to be here.