“Dialogue in the Dark”: A Journey into a World without Sight
by Teresa BrazenThe latest Tea with Teresa podcast: An interview with Dialogue in the Dark Creative Director John Zaller and Guide Gloria Fisher
Show Length: 20 minutes
In this podcast, I’ll take you with me on a journey into a world of darkness…where people use their hands, hearing and sense of smell to discover where they are. We’ll explore an immersive exhibition called Dialogue in the Dark, were blind guides help visitors move through multiple environments, experiencing the world without sight. Creative Director John Zaller and exhibition guide Gloria Fisher talk about the mission behind this experience and the profound impact it has upon visitors. As the Dialogue in the Dark website says, while the “exhibition environments have been carefully crafted, the physical space is not the focus of the experience; it simply provides a frame for interpersonal connection”. Join me on this adventure into darkness…and the world of the “other”. I promise your perspective about sight will never be the same.
Resources:
Dialogue In the Dark website
Blind & Low Vision Services
Civic Atlanta (staffed the Dialogue in the Dark exhibition in Atlanta)
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September 9th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Hi Ms. Brazen,
I am a guide in Atlanta. I want to thank you so much for taking the time to experience Dialog in the Dark, and for writing and publishing this wonderful audio cast. I will forward this to all the other guides in Atlanta whose email i have.
This is really a great report!!
best regards,
Erik in Atlanta