We experience the world around us with so much more than just our eyes, why can't we do the same with art? NAFVan has partnered with the Voices for Hope Foundation to bring an innovative new sensory exhibition to Vancouver. Classic and contemporary artworks will be presented in a way that inspires your senses beyond vision, highlighting new ways of accessing our world. Sensory design recognizes that we understand and navigate the world with all five of our senses.

This upcoming exhibit demonstrates that, by opening up to multiple sensory dimensions, designers can reach a greater diversity of users. Paintings that can be touched as well as seen facilitate mobility and understanding for sighted, low-vision, and non-sighted users. Audio devices add a new layer of perception using music and audio descriptions. These innovations are beneficial to all users, as sensory design enhances awareness of the body and creates new emotional terrain through its stimulation of our visceral responses.

As a result of this project, 10 high-quality works, representative of different styles and genres, will be 3D generated and printed to allow visitors to feel the accentuated contours of the brush strokes and mentally recreate the paintings. In addition to the three-dimensional images, the displays will include didactic material such as texts in braille, sensory boards, audio guides, and opaque glasses aimed at enhancing the experience for fully sighted visitors.

This is an exciting opportunity for visitors to explore art in a new and unique way. The exhibit offers visitors a chance to let their senses be their guide and take them on a journey they will never forget. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated on this event.