A MULTISENSORY EXHIBITION FOR THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED

Author: Art historian Nataša Jovičić

Nataša's educational tool with completely new methodology in interpreting art for the blind forms part of the gallery where next to the original picture is placed a specially designed stand with five tactile diagrams printed in glass and accompanied by an audio system. A visitor is completely independent, and has the opportunity to study the work of art alongside others where there is silence for intense examination and contemplation created by a detailed audio guide. A didactical tool is created, which is designed for blind and partially sighted visitors, but it can also be used by those with sight. Nataša defined her methods and goals. The method consists of five picture layers, by means of which a painting is explained in detail so that a blind observer can ‘see’ it through tactile experience. The goal is to increase blind people’s self-esteem, to open a new window into the art world and to provide them with new knowledge about art history. She would like to invite blind visitors to be able to discover and enjoy, to think freely and to use their imagination without hesitating. 

The exhibition was made possible by Croatia House, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, the Modern Gallery, Zagreb, and the Moderna galerija, Ljubljana