Kerkdijk
From Image to Imagination
A project with blind and visually impaired people
World Unseen
An photography exhibition you can feel
Kerkdijk – POI 07
Kerkdijk, sea container on the right side of the church
GPS 51.211010° NB 5.426558 OL
This outdoor exhibition is permanently accessible
From Image to Imagination | A project with blind and visually impaired people
Anja, Anniek, Eric, Josephina, Julie, Kristel, Micheline and Peter captured themselves and their surroundings in photographs. Some of them experience the world without colour, others see it partially, vaguely, or not at all. They also see with other senses and with their memories. This makes their view of the world unique. The eight photographers posed vulnerably to discover that photography and art belong to them too.
From physical limitations to opportunities
From Image to Imagination depicts a process of people confronting a social belief that photography and being partially sighted or blind do not mix.
In this story, people thought in terms of opportunities rather than limitations. Barriers were removed, boundaries were pushed back and self-esteem and talents were (re)discovered. In a society that still too often assumes “can do no more”, the photographers found a place again.
Let your senses speak and listen to your imagination!
From Image to Imagination is an initiative of Tinne Vansand, photographer and psychologist from Mol. She now entrusts her initiative to Cultuursmakers to continue working on it and to carry her intense message, as an example and a call for inclusion.
World Unseen | A photography exhibition you can feel
World Unseen, an initiative of Canon Belgium in collaboration with the Braille League, is on display at Lens op de Mens 2025 in Pelt. Photos from the ‘We Are Europe’ exhibition by photographer and Canon Ambassador Lieve Blancquaert will be made accessible to blind and visually impaired people.
