"The Touch Project" Summary

Current dominant cultural values and aesthetic patterns are closely linked to the visual perception of reality.

"Our working hypothesis considers that the sense of touch of visually impaired people may be a creative and experimental lab for further exploration and re-evaluation of what constitutes visual art."

• The project will enable sighted and visually impaired professional artists, art students and art lovers to make and experience contemporary art together. It also strives to draw attention of policy makers to rethink disability presentation in culture field.
• Artists from 5 European countries - Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, and UK will work with different volunteers to develop contemporary art works and through interactive online platform will exchange experience generated in the process. Some artists will experiment with the combination of visual art, music & sound art and design.
• A researcher will examine the perception of the process in its physiological, psychological, and cultural and social dimensions. Through networks the methodology of collaborative work between sighted and sight-impaired people will be spread across cultural and educational institutions in Europe and abroad.