Collective Value — ResonantSculptures

Resonant Sculptures

(Working title)

A participatory art project for an auditory-tactile sculpture trail in public-space.

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3. Collective Value

The project was shaped by its research-led beginnings, where aforementioned collaborators responded to a foundational questionnaire. The responses rooted ResonantSculptures to everyday encounters and moments that shape public space and its accessibility. This research stage laid the groundwork for the first design responses and conceptual directions, firmly anchoring the project in the lived experiences of navigating snowy tactile paths, missing auditory signals from 10pm, and the intangible architectures features that shape the cityscape. Engaging with these first-hand experiences, reveals what safety and comfort mean in public navigation.

This shared authorship model redefines traditional artist to audience relationships. Instead of presenting finished works to be consumed, the project’s nature fosters co-creation with Bolle acting as facilitator and coordinator. This collaboration ensures that accessibility is not retrofitted but embedded from the outset. When we have “a sharing of sense impressions between blind and non-blind people. It is in this sense that a sharing of senses becomes (poetic) worldmaking.[6]”

Responsible for the website:

Gina Bolle – Freelance artist and photographer, Berlin, Germany
Emma Fearon – Art Curator and PhD candidate at the University of Exeter, Exeter, UK