I found this review of a travelling exhibition – Sight Unseen: International Photography by Blind Artists, and I was like – what?!? I found the exhibition catalogue online and will look at a few of the photographers whose work or approach interests me. Continue reading “Douglas McCulloh, Blind Photographers: Vision, Accessibility, and Empowerment in the Museum”
Category: Blind Photographers
Pete Eckert
Pete Eckert, one of the photographers exhibited, says the following: “I slip photos under the door from the world of the blind to be viewed in the light of the sighted” and as McCulloh points out, the pictures that are displayed are mere second-hand copies, one step removed from the originals – which can never actually be displayed since they remain in the minds of their creators. Continue reading “Pete Eckert”
Gerardo Nigenda
Gerardo Nigenda from Mexico documents his life in images and then punctures through the print’s emulsion with Braille text, which Continue reading “Gerardo Nigenda”
Evgen Bavčar
Evgen Bavčar is a photographer from Slovenia who lost both his eyes in accidents by the age of 12. Continue reading “Evgen Bavčar”
Alice Wingwall
McCulloh also mentions the work of Alice Wingwall, but her work did not really inspire me. Basically she went to a museum with her guide dog and ‘reclaimed’ the museum space Continue reading “Alice Wingwall”
