John Darker
The Unsighted Reciter
Severely Sheep Impaired an artwork collaboration
By John Darker and David Johnson
Severely Sheep Impaired is an accessible art collaboration between artist David Johnson and writer John Darker, bringing together poetry, sculpture, photography, tactile imagery and audio description. Inspired by Darker’s humorous yet thought-provoking poem of the same name, the project explores themes of accessibility, inclusion and human behaviour while asking how art itself can be experienced in more accessible ways.
Through a combination of visual, tactile and audio elements, the collaboration invites audiences to engage with the poem beyond the written page and demonstrates how an artwork can be created to offer meaningful experiences for both sighted and blind or visually impaired audiences.
The project is currently a work in progress, with the artwork and its accessible elements continuing to develop as the collaboration evolves. Further updates, images and insights will be shared as the project progresses, so watch this space to follow Severely Sheep Impaired as it takes shape.
In the making...
