Emily Akerman

Unquiet Circuts

Illustration
2026
Acrylic, Gouache, Embroidery, Molding Paste
8.25 x 7
Unquiet Circuits invites a closer look at the cochlear implant, not as a device worn, but as one placed within. The whole frame becomes a brain, shaped into the form of the implant itself. Blue volts move through the nerves, quietly holding the weight of a decision made on someone else's behalf.

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Unquiet Circuts
Unquiet Circuts
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2026, GradEX 111
OCAD University

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Emily Akerman aka. Poofy

Illustration, Visual Storytelling, Deaf Visual Image Art (De'VIA)

“Beyond Hearing is series of works exploring the Deaf experience and an individual’s agency in a hearing-centered world. ...” [More]