Fleece, foam, batting, speakers, digital audio player
12 x 23 x 5" (30.5 x 58.4 x 12.7 cm)
With the Muttering Hat, Hartman envisions extracting “the noise of the thought process and put[ting] it into physical form.” Attached to the top of the hat are two “muttering balls” that can be placed on one’s ears, shared with others, or left dangling to speak into the world.