Enjoying Art through Conversation Even If You Can’t See Blind Art Appreciator Mr. Shiratori Holds an Appreciation Event in Kagoshima City[04/05 19:32]
Kenji Shiratori, a blind art viewer, visits art museums in a non-fiction piece titled “Going to See Art with the Blind Mr. Shiratori.” A documentary film was also made based on this book.
Mr. Shiratori visited Kagoshima and held an art museum viewing party.
Kenji Shiratori (53) is visually impaired and has been nearly blind since childhood. When he was in his twenties, when he had completely lost his light, he went to an art museum with his lover and had her explain the exhibits to him. I was.
This is a documentary film that captures the conversation between Mr. Shiratori and his friends in front of the artwork. Last Saturday and Sunday, a movie was shown in the prefecture, and Mr. Shiratori and Yuo Kawauchi, who wrote the book, visited the Kagoshima City Museum of Art.
What was held was an art appreciation party to appreciate art with Mr. Shiratori. 10 people from inside and outside the prefecture will participate, and they will put into words what they felt when they saw the work.
[Abstract painting]
“Is it a sad picture?”
“Where?”
“It’s not a very bright color.”
“But if you look closely, the background is thinly layered (pink), so it gives a soft impression.”
“Pink sounds peaceful, doesn’t it?”
Even if you look at the same picture, the way you perceive it varies depending on the person who sees it. Mr. Shiratori listens to each and expands his imagination.
This is a landscape painting of Kagoshima with Sakurajima and Tempozan.
“I wonder if it’s the scenery seen from the Terayama observatory.”
“It’s not blue sky, it’s cloudy”
“I wish the weather would be nicer.”
“If you use it for sightseeing, it should be a little brighter.”
“Pictures that the locals slowly come to”
“Yeah yeah yeah”
(Mr. Shiratori) “The more different perspectives you have, the more multifaceted it becomes, so the image will connect and grow, and you will have an impression of the work.”
Art seen through conversation. It was a fresh experience for those who conveyed the work in words.
(Participant) “I thought I understood it by reading the captions, but I was able to feel each person’s point of view, and by watching it with a blind person, I was able to find a new form of appreciation.”
(Participant) “I often hear the word “freedom in art,” but today I was able to understand the meaning.
Mr. Shiratori says that there is no difference between people who can see and people who cannot see when it comes to sharing the joy of art appreciation.
(Mr. Shiratori) “The information we hear and the entrance are different, but the way we see them is the same. The way we look at them and enjoy them is the same. A lot of things come out, such as the person’s sense of values and way of looking at things, so that’s one of the charms.”
This time the art appreciation party was for adults, but we are planning to hold a viewing party with children in the prefecture in the future.
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