Please share the source URL? On 9/22/13, anil kumar <artprat...@gmail.com> wrote: > TNN | Sep 21, 2013, 11.28 PM IST > > NEW DELHI: A photography exhibition questioning the conventional > wisdom of 'vision' is currently on at the India International Centre > featuring works by three international lensmen, all of whom, once > sighted, are now completely blind. The display, titled 'Vision > Unseen', showcases seemingly impossible photographs shot by Frenchman > Evgen Bavcar, US national Flo Fox and Kuniaki Ito from Japan. > > "I choose these three photographers because each of them has a > completely distinct approach to overcoming their disability and taking > a photo," said Rakesh Nagar, curator of the event. Whether it's > through sound, touch, memory or verbal descriptions from others, each > photographer manages to capture a scene without the benefit of sight. > In the cases of Bavcar and Ito, blindness came as a result of physical > accident while Fox lost her vision gradually to multiple sclerosis. > > The show was inaugurated on Thursday night by Pablo Bartholomew, > recipient of the 2013 Padma Shri for his work in photojournalism. "As > shown tonight, the ability to see is not a necessity. Many times, the > use of your other senses can create a more sensitive picture," said > Bartholomew. > > Unfortunately, the artists were unable to attend the event though > Ito's wife, Nanae Ito, could make it on her husband's behalf. "My > husband was always fond of photograph. He will listen to the > surrounding sounds and I will describe a situation to him; then he'll > click the camera," she said. > > In a written statement sent to the exhibition, Bavcar explains how the > images are in his head, his "mind is the gallery", and through his > sense of touch he can organize aesthetic compositions. > > For Fox, her art is even more challenging as her condition has > rendered her almost completely paralysed. "Since I am now extremely > disabled, other people have to shoot the way I explain," said Fox in > her written statement. Ironically, before her vision deteriorated > completely, her photos would show images clearer than the way she > could see them. > > As in the recently-released film Ship of Theseus, where a > visually-impaired photographer struggles to continue her art once her > sight is restored, it seems that blindness can gift these individuals > with a special vision manifested in their photos.Simply viewing the > incredible photographs, it's easy to forget their producers lack the > ability to see. Yet, their struggle no doubt makes their art that much > more inspiring. As Ito noted in his written statement, "Through my > photos I want to convey that in people there are limitless > possibilities, difficulty and hardship can always be overcome. When I > can do it, so can they." > > The exhibition will stay open till September 29 and then become part > of the upcoming Delhi Photo Festival. > ------ > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. >
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