Visually impaired individuals will interpret the works of Lee Dae-won and share their perspectives with other visitors.
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) announced on September 30 that it will host a 'Daily Docent' program featuring visually impaired participants from the art appreciation workshop 'Art Beyond Sight' on October 17 and 24.
This docent program will focus on the exhibition 'Lee Dae-won: Nothing Makes You Sad' at the MMCA Deoksugung.
'Art Beyond Sight' is designed to allow visually impaired individuals to continuously appreciate artworks in the museum and develop their interpretations. In March, the MMCA recruited 10 visually impaired participants and 10 support docents. Since April, they have formed teams to explore major exhibitions at the MMCA in Seoul and Deoksugung, starting with 'The Poetics of Disappearance' and continuing through the 'Seo Do-ho' exhibition in September.
The program emphasizes active engagement with artworks through questions and dialogue. Support docents provide visual information about the form, color, and space of the artworks, while visually impaired participants ask questions and connect their senses, memories, and experiences to understand the pieces. This interactive approach aims to reduce psychological barriers for visually impaired individuals visiting art museums.
In October, participants will become 'Daily Docents,' sharing their understanding and experiences of the artworks with other visitors based on the insights they have gained. Each visually impaired daily docent will team up with a support docent to introduce the exhibition, the artist, and key works. They will share their unique interpretations formed through questions, images, and personal experiences encountered during the appreciation process.
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