Malaysian artist's new series allows visually impaired to engage with art

(Video inside) While the sighted will see the colours Lam chose, the blind get to read, imagine and recreate their own reality.

In Ivan Lam’s latest series of paintings, he also writes – rather descriptively – about the colours he puts on canvas.

Lam has written it in braille, a tactile writing system used by the visually impaired. These raised dots take up the length and breath of each artwork, and visitors are invited to touch – and read it if they can. The artwork edges are rounded and they are hung slightly lower than usual for easy accessibility.Blind Side

Is it an ode to justice, a call to open our eyes, or a commentary that we often cannot see what is in plain sight? Lam puts the ball in our court. The viewer can decide what it means, based on what they see, feel and think. One of the unique aspects of Lam's 'Blind Side' exhibition is the socially-engaging poster design competition for the blind. Pic shows some of the entries submitted. Photo: The Star/Ong Soon Hin

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