Unearthed in 2011 during the Beltline construction, this “urban relic” features a false narrative centered around the story of Louise Taylor. Reports indicate that she followed the love of her life to Atlanta from rural Alabama in 1968 only to be widowed six months later. She plunged into a life of sadness and desperation that led her to construct this part ear trumpet/part folk art sculpture. Interviews with family and neighbors revealed that she would sit in a chair for hours every evening with her ear against the opening hoping for ‘the voice’ of her departed lover until her demise.
A corresponding blog started in March 2012 features fictional oral histories of family, friends and neighbors as well as research regarding the histories associated with this piece. Please visit: www.awhisperfromtheheavens.blogspot.com to follow this ongoing investigation.
