English Introduction — ResonantSculptures

Resonant Sculptures

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

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1. Introduction

Art is more than what we encounter, it is a process of ideas, conversations, and connections. ResonantSculptures is a collaborative, interdisciplinary and inclusive art project developed with members of the blind and visually impaired community in Marburg (Lahn) and Germany-wide to create more inclusive public art sculptures for all.

Through close collaboration with volunteer participants, such as the psychotherapist; Cordula von Brandis-Stiehl, the artist; Silja Korn (www.siljakorn.de), the teacher and muscian; Jens Flach, director of Marburg School of Music; Eugen Anderer, and support of Franz-Josef Breiner, all of whom are blind themselves, a permanent tactile-auditory sculpture trail is being created by Gina Bolle and the participants, in different locations across Marburg.

A permanent tactile-auditory sculpture trail is a fixed pathway featuring sculptures designed to be explored through touch and sound, offering an accessible multisensory experience.

The project seeks to engage differing ways of knowing[1] and perception for blind, visually impaired and sighted people. This is to encounter other realms of resonance, opening up sensory exploration for sighted people, guided by blind or visually impaired individuals’ perspectives. Othered ways of knowing refers to connecting with non-normative epistemologies[2].

The core of this project is to engage access as both a fluid and essential creative practice.

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