Ler-fazer-contextualizar os livros-objeto: uma exposição de arte mediada por um percurso multissensorial

Abstract

In this research, I developed a mediated multisensory pathway for the inclusion of people with visual impairments in my contemporary art exhibition entitled "Sensory Reading." The methodological dynamics of mediation utilized the multisensory object books that comprise the exhibition. The objective of this research is to provide autonomy for all audiences in the "Sensory Reading" exhibition. I appropriated the concepts of art educator Ana Mae Barbosa's triangular approach, which provided me with the theoretical framework necessary to develop multisensory work with diverse audiences. I used the survey research methodology after conversations and exchanges with blind and visually impaired people living in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The results obtained included the selection and adaptation of materials for the production of multisensory object books, and the technical evaluation of visually impaired people regarding the durability and texture diversity of the artistic objects. Finally, I consider studies on public access policies for the autonomy of people with visual impairments in all art exhibition spaces, both public and private, to be important. As well as the urgency of eliminating ableist barriers that remain anchored in various areas of knowledge in society.