Prof John Ravenscroft - CVI and ART (CVIART) – sensing things differently

Principal Investigator: Prof John Ravenscroft (University of Edinburgh)
Project Partner: CVI Scotland
Research Team: Dr Stephen Hollingsworth (University of Edinburgh)
Project Website

The project focus was concerned to bring to light the manifold complexities of the neurological condition of Cerebral Visual Impairment by using the creative mediums of dance, visual art and music as a vehicle for interpretation. The intention was to communicate with audiences, away from academic texts, to truly appreciate what it is to see the world with a CVI.  A decision was made to extend the project to include people with CVI who are artists, and leading CVI academics who use art in their work to emphasise the misbelief that we all see and understand the world in the same ways. A major online exhibition was held on the 26^th November 2021, this comprised of talks by world experts in CVI alongside an exhibition of the commissioned work and CVI artists. A survey of attendees was held to capture responses, which was overwhelmingly positive. A more detailed survey asked the CVI community to consider the role of art in increasing quality of life experiences.

Project Film

Watch the film about this project below, made by biggerhouse films. There are two versions: an audio-described version and a BSL (British Sign Language) version.

Please see full credit in the expandable section below.