2001: V4 Vertigo (6 Works)
The Sound of Vision
video piece of black track
sound streaming of recorded conversations i had with blind and partially blind people (both from birth & those who eventually lost their sight from one reason or another ie. through accident or age) on their concepts of beauty. Made with the assistance of the Royal Blind Society NSW. Some people sent in their response by mail.
Excerpts:
Name: Lilian
Age: 84
For me it's Dorothea Mckeller's poem " Colour"
Name: Jennifer
Age: 27
Its hard to pick the most beautiful thing, so I am going to share as many things as I can think of. I have a loving husband. He is beautiful. He is the warmth when everything else seems cold. He is kind, gracious, affectionate and is living proof that humanity is beautiful. Music is beautiful. Songs can provoke emotions opening a window to the soul.Magical sunrises, birds singing, blue sky, fresh air and flowing water, There is something sacred about all of this and the fact that most of these things are untarnished makes them so pure.
Name: Anna
Age: 23
Your name caught my eye, I was in Vienna for 4 months and had to drag myself out of that city because it had a hold on me. Vienna is such a an architecturally beautiful city, though my limited vision can not take advantage of that beauty, I certainly felt it. For people with good vision, beauty is seen and then felt. For people with low vision like myself, beauty is something I feel.
There are many beautiful things in my life. A flower, a smell/scent, my partner, an animal. Its all these things that make me feel happy... I met my partner at a festival with many people. He was at a distance where I could not even make out his gender, yet I felt his energy so strongly. Amongst heaps of people, I felt the energy of one person. A few hours later we met. It was definitely love at first feel. I have been a person with a vision impairment all my life - just partially sighted. But I can pick someone who is beautiful from a mile away, ha ha.
The Sound of Vision
Video Installation
From V4 Vertigo Exhibition
2001
