Cacophonic Choir: An Interactive Art Installation Embodying the Voices of Sexual Assault Survivors

Leonardo ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 446-450
Author(s):  
Şölen Kıratlı ◽  
Hannah E. Wolfe ◽  
Alex Bundy
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Personal Account ◽  
Interactive Art ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivors ◽  
Art Installation ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Conceptual Background ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivor ◽  
Assault Survivors

This paper describes the conceptual background, design and implementation of an interactive art installation, Cacophonic Choir, that aims to bring attention to the firsthand stories of sexual assault survivors. Cacophonic Choir addresses the ways in which their experiences are distorted by digital and mass media, and how these distortions may affect survivors. The installation comprises multiple agents, distributed in space, that are heard from afar as an incoherent cloud of murmurs. Each agent responds to a visitor's proximity by becoming more visually bright, semantically coherent and sonically clear, revealing a different personal account of a sexual assault survivor.

scholarly journals Sexual Assault Survivors Who Exchange Sex: Identity, Stigma, and Informal Responses From Support Providers

Affilia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-128
Author(s):  
Veronica Shepp ◽  
Erin O’Callaghan ◽  
Anne Kirkner ◽  
Katherine Lorenz ◽  
Sarah Ullman
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Support Providers ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivors ◽  
Sex Worker ◽  
Exchange Sex ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivor ◽  
Assault Survivors

It is well established in the literature that individuals who engage in sex work are more likely to experience sexual trauma/violence, but little research has examined experiences of sexual assault survivors who exchange sex from the survivor’s perspective. Sexual assault survivors and their informal support providers (SPs; e.g., family, friends, romantic partners) were interviewed separately about disclosure, social reactions, and help-seeking following assault. Sixteen survivors mentioned experiences exchanging sex, which comprise the sample for the current study as well as comments from twelve SPs. Qualitative analysis revealed several themes including violence experienced engaging in sex work, navigating stigma and the identity of both sexual assault survivor and sex worker, and how survivors’ social supports impact their recovery. Survivors endorsed their sex worker identities at varying levels, and others used their identity as a sexual assault survivor to explain why they engaged in sex work. Social work implications regarding service provision and advocacy work are discussed.

Correlates of comorbid PTSD and drinking problems among sexual assault survivors

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Ullman ◽  
Henrietta H. Filipas ◽  
Stephanie M. Townsend ◽  
Laura L. Starzynski
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivors ◽  
Drinking Problems ◽  
Assault Survivors
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