| The project “begegnungs_straßen” [Streets of encounter] opened up a whole new dimension of communication and exchange between sighted, visually impaired and blind children. All the children of the 53 schools and facilities for the blind and visually impaired in Germany, as well as the primary school children (Grade 1 - 6) in Berlin were invited to join in. The pavement art can be drawings, collages or small models. The only condition being that the result must be able to be experienced with the sense of touch, i.e. it must have strong, clear contours. The interesting thing about the idea of Kinderstrasse e.V. is that all the works of art are presented vis-à-vis, can be combined and also complement one another. |
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The “tactile” pictures by the sighted and blind children will be shown in a major exhibition in the Kleisthaus in Berlin, so that they can be experienced by all. Blindfolded, the sighted children explore the pictures of the blind children with their fingertips. This way they get their own, new experience of how a blind person makes his way through the day. In an audio workshop the children describe their work of art in their own words. The visually impaired and blind children feel their way round the street models with the thoughts of the sighted children, again experiencing something quite new. The exchange between unknown worlds is made possible by the sponsorship of the Auerbach Foundation. |