沉默是记忆研究的核心要素，其意义就在于呈现无法呈现的，使被遮蔽的无声无言之物得以揭示。见证文学中的沉默源自声音的缺席，口述史中的沉默体现了语言的困惑，是一种新的话语形式，静物艺术中的沉默经由形象发声。依据沉默的表征及其与语言（声音）的关系，这三种形态的沉默依次愈益主动并富有建设性，其道德倾向和情感色彩也相应变化。今天的沉默是一种社会建构和文化实践，我们应当在社会语境中研究沉默的集体化及其对记忆研究的作用。

沉默, 记忆, 见证文学, 口述史, 静物艺术

Silence is the core element in the study of memory, and its significance lies in presenting the unpresentable, bringing to light what is obscured as silent and speechless. Silence in testimonial literature stems from the absence of sound. Silence in oral history shows the confusion of language and is a new form of discourse. Silence in still life art speaks through the image. Based on the representation of silence and its relationship with language (voice), these three forms of silence become increasingly active and constructive in turn, and their moral orientation and emotional color change accordingly. Silence today is a social construction and a cultural practice. We should study the collectivization of silence and its role in the study of memory in a social context.

silence, memory, witness literature, oral history, still life art