BRIEF
To create site specific installations and interactive spaces for the visually impaired. 
 
 
 
INSPIRATION AND IDEATION
As artists and designers we take sight or the ability to see (visually) for granted, what if the story teller has to narrate to a visually challenged person?
In this project we collaborated with various organisations like the Mathru school for the blind and National association for the blind to develop appropriate installations.
After research, involving interviews, shadowing and hands on testing, these were our insights.
- They loved music and most of them wished they could play instruments.
- They are extremely sensitive to texture, movement and positioning.
- Blindness came in different levels.
  Strong lighting in darkspaces when moved around create movement in the eye ball which is a good eye excercise for them. 
 
 
SYNTHESIS
During ideation we took our inspiration from various marine flora and fauna, musical instruments and visual performances.
We wanted to create a universal installation that attracts both sighted and impaired audiences.
Hence we decided that our first prototype would include light, sound and texture. However this project has potential of being applied to various other applications like way finding, visual activity assistance for children who are blind and also have celebral palsy and/or mental retardation, etc.
We plan to take it forward to a higher level where the functionality, durablilty and asethetics is at its optimum.