{"id":33555,"date":"2023-08-14T10:46:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T09:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?post_type=artwork&#038;p=33555"},"modified":"2025-01-06T14:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T14:37:57","slug":"haptic-homes-selly-oak","status":"publish","type":"artwork","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/get-involved\/sense-art-gallery\/artworks\/haptic-homes-selly-oak\/","title":{"rendered":"Haptic Homes: Selly Oak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Haptic Homes: Selly Oak was an arts project involving workshops and a final exhibition by disabled artists and local people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group    align-wide  margin-top-3xl\">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\"><strong>Inspired by disabled artists and the Commonwealth Games.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignright is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Haptic Homes: Selly Oak - Birmingham Commonwealth Games Festival 2022\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GGRCcgd1egk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Haptic Homes was inspired by the Commonwealth Games in 2022 to create fun, accessible art for people that interact in a non-visual way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project asked three disabled artists, Fae Kilburn, Clarke Reynolds and Zoe Partington, all with visual impairments, to run workshops about everyone&#8217;s favourite places. That might be their garden, or a tropical paradise, or visiting a caf\u00e9 to chat to friends. The artworks inspired by these conversations were then specifically designed to be interacted with. Buttons could be pressed, textures felt, art could be sat or stood on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>   <\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group  \">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block  slab    is-style-  align-full\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-textured-secondary-tint-10 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;If they damage it, it proves that the work&#8217;s been engaged with. I can fix it, I can patch it up, I can create a new one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Clarke Reynolds &#8211; Artist<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The resulting artworks were exhibited throughout the Commonwealth Games at Sense Touchbase Pears in Birmingham with the opportunity to experience the venues first online virtual exhibition tour. With thanks to Birmingham 2022 Festival and Birmingham city council, in partnership with Arts Forum Selly Oak and Number 11 Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1213\" data-id=\"20021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_111343-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A copper metal sheet with raised dots in the foreground and a group of people in the background\" class=\"wp-image-20021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_111343-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_111343-600x284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_111343-1024x485.jpg 1024w, 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class=\"wp-image-20044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_145137-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_145137-600x284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_145137-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_145137-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_145137-1536x727.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_145137-2048x969.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_145137-500x237.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_145137-1600x757.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1211\" data-id=\"20046\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_115420-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A young woman reading braille with a man and a woman \" class=\"wp-image-20046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_115420-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_115420-600x284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_115420-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_115420-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_115420-1536x727.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_115420-2048x969.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_115420-500x237.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_115420-1600x757.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1211\" data-id=\"20048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_113836-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A woman guiding a man in a wheelchair viewing textured artworks hung on a wall\" class=\"wp-image-20048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_113836-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_113836-600x284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_113836-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_113836-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_113836-1536x727.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_113836-2048x969.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_113836-500x237.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_113836-1600x757.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1211\" data-id=\"20050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_112250-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing a hat talking about an piece of art hanging on a wall. Art is made of labels\" class=\"wp-image-20050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_112250-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_112250-600x284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_112250-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_112250-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_112250-1536x727.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_112250-2048x969.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_112250-500x237.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_112250-1600x757.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" data-id=\"20327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_113237-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"Artists describing their work to the visitors\" class=\"wp-image-20327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_113237-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_113237-600x284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_113237-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_113237-1536x727.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_113237-2048x969.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_113237-500x237.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_113237-1600x757.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1211\" data-id=\"20054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_111535-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_111535-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_111535-600x284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_111535-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_111535-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_111535-1536x727.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_111535-2048x969.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_111535-500x237.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220909_111535-1600x757.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" data-id=\"20329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_112919-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors to the Haptic Hones Exhibition at TouchBase Pears\" class=\"wp-image-20329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_112919-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_112919-600x284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_112919-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_112919-1536x727.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_112919-2048x969.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_112919-500x237.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20220909_112919-1600x757.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artist profiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-grey-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><strong>Fae Kilburn<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fae is a Midlands based artist and arts facilitator, specialising in\u202fprintmaking. Fae has a particular interest in making art accessible to all audiences and is constantly seeking out innovative ways to achieve this.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-primary-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><strong>Clarke Reynolds<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clarke is registered severely sighted but is also a visual artist. Clarke\u2019s artistic language is Braille, the tactile coding system, which is made up of a six-dot cell to allow people of low vision to read the alphabet as words are important to a visually impaired person.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-secondary-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><strong>Zoe Partington<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoe\u2019s work explores critical thinking in relation to her experiences as a disabled person. Using creative audio description has allowed Zoe to expand into non-visual experimentation through language, stories, sound and colours.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Haptic Homes: Selly Oak, Virtual Exhibition Tour with BSL - Birmingham 2022 Festival\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ixaobt0cFXk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to all the artists, Fae Kilburn, Clarke Reynolds and Zoe Partington, the amazing people from Sense services and local community groups of all ages who participated in workshops and visited the exhibition.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a special thanks to Birmingham 2022 Festival and Birmingham City Council, in partnership with Arts Forum Selly Oak and Number 11 Arts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An arts project involving workshops and exhibition inspired by the Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20334,"template":"","artwork_medium":[],"artwork_theme":[],"class_list":["post-33555","artwork","type-artwork","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artwork\/33555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artwork"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artwork"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artwork\/33555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artwork_medium","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artwork_medium?post=33555"},{"taxonomy":"artwork_theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artwork_theme?post=33555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}