Maud Rowell - Seen Exhibition Audio Description
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Maud Rowell - Seen Exhibition Audio Description
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About this listen
Maud Rowell is a writer, photographer and civil servant. She began losing her sight at age 19 due to a rare degenerative disease called FEVR. She went on to study Japanese at the University of Cambridge before training as a journalist. Her first book, Blind Spot: Exploring and Educating on Blindness, was published in November 2021. Maud now works for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs while writing her next book, which explores her adventures in remote Japan following a $25,000 grant awarded through the 2021 Holman Prize. Her short film, Picturing Wonderland, about the beauty of blindness and analogue photography will be released this year.
Maud’s reflections on Seen
“This image was taken in Kew Gardens, a place that represents many important things to me – nature, history, memory, and connection. From primary school trips to getting engaged here last year, I love that it’s always changing and growing and will keep doing so long after I’m gone.
I hope visitors to this exhibition will come away appreciating that blindness is a spectrum. Everyone’s way of seeing is unique, and that’s a beautiful thing. I want everyone to be able to take pride in their identity and celebrate the diversity that makes us all strong. To anyone struggling with sight loss: you are not alone. I promise you that acceptance is not the end of the road. You can – and will – reach a place where blindness can inspire you to make art, meet new people, learn new skills and see what no one else can.”
For more information about the exhibition and to view more portraits by Joshua Bratt please visit www.rnib.org.uk/seen
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