What are the values of photographs for one who can not see?

My grandmother has been visually impaired for over 50 years, completely blind for 15. During my research into the cultural signifance  of photographs and inspired by my grandmothers vast photo collection, I conducted an interview with her through photo-elicitation.

It brought us to a discussion of imagination and sensory experience. The following soundpiece is composed from excerpts of this interview layered with recorded sounds. It represents my search to understand my grandmothers sensory world.

Seeing oblivion

Sound piece as part of Masters dissertation in Visual Anthropology at University of Manchester. Exploring the relationship between sensory experience and the cultivation of an enchanted self

Alanna.yushih

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