Visual Impairments
Portrait Series
Drawing | Printmaking | Etching
Self-initiated Brief:
To create a series of prints that can be displayed in the Royal National Collage for the Blind (RNC), to help visitors gain a better understanding of visual impairments.
Key Insights:
The Royal National College for the Blind is the UK's leading specialist college for providing further education to people with visual impairments.
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In addition to being an educational facility, the college is also open to the public, offering a range of leisure and hospitality services.
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However, many visitors to the college lack knowledge and understanding of visual impairments.
Outcome:
A series of portraits based on interviews conducted with three members of the college with different visual impairments: Lennie, Kerry, and Rich.
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Lennie, Kerry, and Rich each had two portraits drawn: one depicting how I see them, and the other illustrating my interpretation of how they perceive themselves, based on their descriptions of their visual impairments during interviews.
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This portrait series was displayed in the college to help visitors understand the differences in visual impairments and to promote inclusion and diversity through a better understanding.
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The series was later shortlisted for the 2019 World Illustration Awards, as part of the research category.