Exhibit lets blind 'see' photos
A French eyewear designer has teamed up with an acclaimed European aerial photographer to let the blind and visually impaired "see" his photographs.
The special tactile imaging technique developed with the help of designer Alain Mikli aims to bring Yann Arthus Bertrand's photography to as many people as possible.
After working three years towards a photographic exhibition for the blind, Bertrand has now added 30 tactile images to his "Earth from the Air" exhibition currently on display at London's Natural History Museum.
"When you touch a picture, the purpose is different. You want to imagine, to dream, to approach an artist's way of thinking," says Sophie Massieu, a visitor to the exhibition.
"Of course you use the same hands and the same fingers, but the way you interpret it is very different."
The exhibition is a record of the Earth at the start of the millennium. The 160 photographs capture a bird's eye view of the natural and man-made patterns and colors in landscapes.
