Silence resets the audience’s mental frame before a performance can begin

Evidence

Silence not only creates the core rhythm, the time frame for the piece, it does something that is equally important: it crushes the time frame in which both artist and audience lived before. — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 257

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 257
• XREF: connects to: The desire for silence outlasts and exceeds mere relief from noise fatigue — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 211; Unbearable chronic noise can trigger a sudden resolve to seek out silence — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 33; Creative thought requires an initial silence that clears prior mental assumptions — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 453 (+11 more)

Library Connections

• Creative thought requires an initial silence that clears prior mental assumptions #corroborates (0.85) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 453
• Humor’s timing depends on silence marking the rupture of expected order #corroborates (0.82) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 260

Broader Connections

• Extreme physical silence can produce deep restfulness rather than only distress #corroborates (0.75) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 496