A blazer, thrifted and repurposed, is covered in hundreds of unused single-use earplugs — originally destined for the trash.

These earplugs were never worn. Someone donated them in bulk after they were deemed unnecessary. They were made to be discarded before ever being used. Soundproof gives them their first and longest life — a second chance to speak, by saying nothing at all.

This piece is about quiet rage and throwaway culture:

How we create, consume, and dispose without pause,

How silence has become a form of complicity,

And how even what’s never used still leaves a mark on the planet.

We cover our ears while the Earth cries louder.