Monochrome Senses

Personal Project 08/2022 – 12/2022

Four illustrations from the descriptions of a blind girl on four keywords; Sun, Sea, Dream and Ladybug.

I didn’t think I’d get the opportunity to work with a blind student again after the project I attended at school on teaching Braille to teachers and students, but life is full of surprises. In the blink of an eye, I found myself starting 12th grade and my advisor teacher approached me with a proposal for a new project. I’d get to speak with a born blind university student, Selin, and she’d describe to me the world she lived in, and in return, I’d illustrate her thoughts. She had so much to say about everything, and the way she described them was nothing short of astonishing. Where we simply looked at something, she perceived it with her other senses. Her inner world was so vast and rich, it was truly inspiring for an artist like me. I finished my project with four pieces of drawings.