Assembling compositions: Visually impaired people and the experience of art in museums

Dirk Vom Lehn

doi:10.4324/9781003156819-9

Assembling compositions: Visually impaired people and the experience of art in museums

Dirk Vom Lehn^*

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Human Resource Management

King's College London

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Abstract

In museums, people’s aesthetic experiences arise in social interaction with the people they are with, and others who happen to be there at the same time. This chapter explores how visually impaired persons (VIPs) examine works of art in interaction with a sighted companion. The analyses of video-recorded interaction between VIP and sighted companions begin to reveal how the participants with differential access to the exhibits produce and render experienceable for each other what they examine and how they experience it. In this way, the VIP and their sighted companions progressively constitute a reciprocity of perspectives through vocal, visual, and tactile action and interaction.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Practical Accomplishment of Everyday Activities without Sight
Publisher	Taylor and Francis AS
Pages	180-198
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003817765
ISBN (Print)	9780367742577
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003156819-9
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2023

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