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What happens when colours whisper rather than shout?

In this episode of The Sound of Colour, I meet Danish artist Marie Herwald Hermann, whose practice moves between quiet glazes and bursts of euphoric colour. For Marie, colour is never static - it swings like a pendulum between subtle whispers and joyful shouts, always in conversation with the colours around it.

Raised by architect parents in a home of white walls, and inspired by the rainbow rooms of Thorvaldsen’s Museum, Marie came to see that colour never exists alone: “It’s always a colour next to another colour - it’s the conversation between the two that I’m really interested in.” This philosophy runs through her practice, where variations in shade, texture, and finish create rich dialogues within seemingly simple forms.

In this episode we dive into how disappointment in the kiln can spark new ideas, how gloss and matte finishes shape the way spaces feel, and why the quietest, most ordinary objects sometimes have the most to say.

This is an episode about colour as energy. About finding beauty in what first appears uniform. And about why, sometimes, the quietest colours speak the loudest.

For more color inspiration follow @sarah__gottlieb and this episode's guest @m_t_hermann and the podcast musician @aloo_music

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This episode is supported by The Danish Arts Foundation.

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The Sound of Colour is produced and hosted by Sarah Gottlieb, with music by Matt Motte.
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Sarah Gottlieb is a Copenhagen-based designer and art director specialising in colour and spatial design. Known for transforming environments through innovative use of colour, she is dedicated to creating public spaces that inspire connection and a deeper appreciation for design.

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