Brief:

Design... and apply it to the following:

A chair, a car, a building, wallpaper, a coin and a flag.

 

Solution:

A video piece from a visit to Joseph Clarke School for the Visually Impaired. Two students aged 15 were asked to draw 6 items each; drawn by a boy who was born partially sighted but is now blind and a girl, who has been blind from birth. The use of biro on draughting film placed on a rubber mat enables the children to instantly feel the marks made.

Duration: 2 mins 33 secs

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The young man was born partially sighted but is now blind. He uses his visual memory to create these images.
The young woman has had no visual experiences at all. She creates these images purely from other senses.