Braille Book

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Description

A cast book with a Braille text has photosensitive cells which when touched produce sounds which can be heard from speakers located around the ceiling. The sounds allude to the meaning of the text that can only be fully understood by Braille readers. Materials: electronics and sound system, polyester resin, acrylic.
Excerpt from the Australian Sound Design Project

Creator

Farman, Nola

Date

1994

Rights

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Genre

Multimedia interactive installation

Work URL

http://www.sounddesign.unimelb.edu.au/web/biogs/P000303b.htm

Citation

Farman, Nola, “Braille Book,” ADELTA, accessed November 15, 2024, https://adelta.westernsydney.edu.au/items/show/53.