Welcome to The Art of Blindness!

A new mini series from the winner of our 2025 Adam Reynolds Award, blind artist David Johnson.

In this four part series, David invites us into the world of the lived experience of blindness and his art making practice. With the help of invited guests, he will be exploring the day-to-day experience of living as a blind person, and how this can give rise to the impulse to make art.

This podcast is based on the assertion that visual impairment gives people privileged access to an altered sensory framework, or aesthetic, that affords access to new worlds.

We would like to thank Ian Rattray, Sound Editor and Grace Fairley, Illustrator for their contributions to the podcast.

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In episode three, David chats to Dr Kevin Hunt from Nottingham School of Art and Design about our mental lives, our consciousness and our thoughts - the link between our sensory perception of the world and the way we understand that world. Is there really such a thing as 'the mind's eye'?

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About David Johnson

David Johnson is a blind artist who, through his creative practice, intends to challenge assumptions about blindness and disability, demonstrating the potential they have to contribute positively and creatively to our shared culture. David is currently exhibiting as part of Beyond the Visual at Henry Moore Institute, Leeds - on until 19 April 2026.

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Banner image description: Photograph of David installing an artwork on a grassy verge, red brick buildings and traffic in the background. Digitally illustrated yellow stars are littered over the top.