[accessibleimage] Re: Seattle Braille artist
- From: Lisa Yayla <fnugg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: accessibleimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:01:40 +0200
Hi,
Another question about art.
In the article about Spike Mafford it says
"initially struggled with the taboo against touching art,
Mafford gradually accepted that he would have to break his rule to make
the work accessible to new audiences"
was thinking that here might be a sign that touching art will become the norm for all.Maybe in the near future in every gallery it will be the norm that art is touched. Or it will be a requirement that galleries have the technology that lets the visitor touch the work.
Wouldn't this be a momentous affect?
Regards,
Lisa
accessibleimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Jul. 20, 2006
In touch with art: Harborview hosts work of Seattle Braille artist
By Peggy Weis
Harborview Art Program Manager
As part of the Harborview art program's series of temporary public art
exhibitions, photographs from Seattle artist Spike Mafford's "Braille
Portfolio" are currently on view in the medical center's Ground West
Lobby, cafeteria, and the foyer of the Research & Training Building. In
a departure from conventional digital photography, Mafford applies text
in the form of Braille (clear, raised plastic dots) to the surface of
each image. This text provides poetic interpretations of the scenes
depicted, so that the photographs can be understood and appreciated by
individuals with reduced or impaired vision, as well as by the fully
sighted.
Even though he initially struggled with the taboo against touching art,
Mafford gradually accepted that he would have to break his rule to make
the work accessible to new audiences. Now he encourages people to touch
and welcomes the physical changes that result when fingers move over
the photographs. "I like the idea of people reaching out to touch the
image; in a sense, I am reaching out to touch the viewer, and I like
the idea of that reach returning."
Mafford's work will remain on display at Harborview throughout the
summer. For more information about the artist or his work, contact
Peggy Weiss, Harborview art program manager, at pweiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://uwnews.org/uweek/uweekarticle.asp?articleID=25619
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Jul. 20, 2006 In touch with art: Harborview hosts work of Seattle Braille artist
By Peggy Weis Harborview Art Program Manager
As part of the Harborview art program's series of temporary public art exhibitions, photographs from Seattle artist Spike Mafford's "Braille Portfolio" are currently on view in the medical center's Ground West Lobby, cafeteria, and the foyer of the Research & Training Building. In a departure from conventional digital photography, Mafford applies text in the form of Braille (clear, raised plastic dots) to the surface of each image. This text provides poetic interpretations of the scenes depicted, so that the photographs can be understood and appreciated by individuals with reduced or impaired vision, as well as by the fully sighted.
Even though he initially struggled with the taboo against touching art, Mafford gradually accepted that he would have to break his rule to make the work accessible to new audiences. Now he encourages people to touch and welcomes the physical changes that result when fingers move over the photographs. "I like the idea of people reaching out to touch the image; in a sense, I am reaching out to touch the viewer, and I like the idea of that reach returning."
Mafford's work will remain on display at Harborview throughout the summer. For more information about the artist or his work, contact Peggy Weiss, Harborview art program manager, at pweiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://uwnews.org/uweek/uweekarticle.asp?articleID=25619
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