Name: John's Diary: 2nd of February 1984 - Playing with the Children by Notes on Blindness
Duration: 2 min 44 s
Description: This diary extract sheds light on the problems John has engaging with his young children and particular challenges of being a blind father.

This is a sample clip from the opening scene to Notes on Blindness: Images on the Human Face.

Notes on Blindness: Images of the Human Face

This is a the interview scene with John's wife Marilyn from Notes on Blindness: Images of the Human Face.

This is the audio from the opening scene to Notes on Blindness: Images on the Human Face.

In our latest serialisation from his diaries, John recalls a disturbing dream which associates with the feeling of remoteness and isolation experienced on Christmas day.

John's Diary: 29th December 1985 - Dreaming at Christmas

This diary extract sheds light on the problems John has engaging with his young children and particular challenges of being a blind father.

John's Diary: 2nd of February 1984 - Playing with the Children

An introduction from John telling us about the experience of losing his sight and his motives for keeping the diaries.


Sight & Insight Introduction

At his daughter's second birthday party, John finds a way to connect with the young children...

John's Diary: 23rd of February 1984 - Lizzie's Birthday Party

John discusses how sight loss has affected his perception of time. He cannot hurry when in a rush, time has simply become the medium of his activities...

John's Diary: 2nd of February 1984 - Playing with the Children

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