Kerkdijk
From Image to Imagination
A project with blind and
visually impaired people
World Unseen
An photography exhibition
you don’t need to see
Kerkdijk – POI 07
Kerkdijk, exposition 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 don’t need to see
World Unseen – the photo exhibition you don’t need to see
Images have the power to initiate the change we want to see in our society. Photographer Lieve Blancquaert has captured a series of fascinating and moving stories with ‘We are Europe’. Canon believes it is important that everyone can experience the power of these.
Worldwide, there are millions of visually impaired people for whom the experience of photography remains inaccessible. For them, it is not obvious that a picture says more than a thousand words. With World Unseen, Canon is changing this. This exhibition makes photography accessible to blind and visually impaired people. With tactile relief prints, Braille and audio descriptions, we open up a world where everyone should be able to experience the power of images.
We are Europe
With ”We are Europe”, Lieve Blancquaert has captured what Europe looks like today. She has done this through personal stories, but also by portraying major current issues. What are the challenges faced by people in the European Union and what, on the contrary, can we be proud of? An impressive journey through today’s Europe.
World Unseen – https://nl.canon.be/view/world-unseen/
Bio Lieve Blancquaert – Lieve Blancquaert
You can see more photos from Lieve Blancquaert’s ‘We are Europe’ project at her exhibition in the B-Blok (POI B1) at CC Palethe.
