Works on Braille: Truth be Told **

In simple line drawings on Braille pages, the figure’s shadows, volume and contours are created by highlighting Braille letters.

Women’s stories are too often unspoken, some truths are unspeakable. ‘Truth be Told’ references this fragility. Can the language of touch be repurposed?

** These works are part of the exhibition: Tell the Story / Kannst doch Erzählen at the Galerie Obenrum Untenrum, Goethestr 70 in Berlin from Nov25 - Jan 20, 2024. Each is available as a print, limited edition of 8 (Cruse scan, on Hahnemühle Photorag 305g paper.

 

Sitting 2018
Fine liner on Braille. Cruse Scan.
Book: “A bientót 1” Blindendruck der Deutschen Blindenwerkstatt, Stuttgart. Undated, ca 1985 (Learning French for the Blind)

femme 2019

Charcoal on Braille. Cruse Scan.
Book: “A bientót 1” Blindendruck der Deutschen Blindenwerkstatt, Stuttgart. Undated, ca 1985 (Learning French for the Blind)

crouch 2018
Fine liner on Braille. Cruse Scan.
Book: “A bientót 1” Blindendruck der Deutschen Blindenwerkstatt, Stuttgart. Undated, ca 1985 (Learning French for the Blind)

First/last 2019

soft pastels, charcoal on Braille, Scan.
Book: “A bientót 1” Blindendruck der Deutschen Blindenwerkstatt, Stuttgart. Undated, ca 1985 (Learning French for the Blind)

dance capture 2019

Graf pigment on Braille. Cruse Scan.
Book: “A bientót 1” Blindendruck der Deutschen Blindenwerkstatt, Stuttgart. Undated, ca 1985 (Learning French for the Blind)

leaning out 2018
Fine liner on Braille. Cruse Scan.
Book: “A bientót 1” Blindendruck der Deutschen Blindenwerkstatt, Stuttgart. Undated, ca 1985 (Learning French for the Blind)

stepping up 2018
Fine liner on Braille. Cruse Scan.
Book: “A bientót 1” Blindendruck der Deutschen Blindenwerkstatt, Stuttgart. Undated, ca 1985 (Learning French for the Blind)

wordwall 2019

Graf pigment on Braille. Cruse Scan.
Book: “A bientót 1” Blindendruck der Deutschen Blindenwerkstatt, Stuttgart. Undated, ca 1985 (Learning French for the Blind)

close up in the landscape 2022
Fine liner on Braille. Cruse Scan.
Book: “A bientót 1” Blindendruck der Deutschen Blindenwerkstatt, Stuttgart. Undated, ca 1985 (Learning French for the Blind)

weighted 2022
Fine liner on Braille. Cruse Scan.
Book: “A bientót 1” Blindendruck der Deutschen Blindenwerkstatt, Stuttgart. Undated, ca 1985 (Learning French for the Blind)

bent over 2018
Fine liner on Braille. Cruse Scan.
Book: “A bientót 1” Blindendruck der Deutschen Blindenwerkstatt, Stuttgart. Undated, ca 1985 (Learning French for the Blind)

mystory 2019
White Marker on Black Paper
30x40 cm