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Tactile Sculpture
This is Haar Head. It is a tactile pot designed to not only to be seen but be explored with your hands. It was inspired by views of...
Abuse Is The Beauty Of The Working Class
Arne Melgaard in collaboration with Bjørn Kristian Hilberg (Malbrum) 25.10.–24.11.2024 Press Release about an exhibition (LAST YEAR)...


Sea Organ
Zadar in Croatia has a Sea Organ. The sea front had a concrete wall and Nikola Basic was commissioned to create an urban space which...


My Inspiration
Fantastic Architecture I actually went to college to study architecture! In 1979, my tutor Colin Birtles, told me about a book. I...


Manifesto of Tactilism
by F.T. Marinetti Milan, 11 January 1921. Read at the Theatre de I'Oeuvre (Paris), the World Exposition of Modern Art (Geneva), and...
Sol Lewitt
An article at Artforum. I believe this is "visual" but it is quite interesting. https://www.artforum.com/features/sol-lewitt-non-visual-...


Performance Architect Alex Schweder
Alex Schweder is an American artist and architect known for his innovative and conceptual works that often explore the intersections of...


Gardens for the senses
Summary A sensory garden is one that is designed to stimulate other senses over and above the normal sights and views. A note on risks...


The Floatarium
I can remember my visit to the Edinburgh floatarium years and years ago. It was known that I liked the idea of experiencing different...


Ernesto Neto. Touchy, Feely, Smelly!
Ernesto Neto was born in Brazil in 1964 and began work (exhibiting) in Scotland in 1988. He is now based in Rio de Janeiro. This is what...


Examples of Tactile Art
Please take this article with a pinch of salt. ChatBot has to be verified. The other article is more widely scoped and threfore less...


History of Tactile Art
What is the history of touch or feel in art? by ChatGPT 20 July 2023 The incorporation of touch or tactile elements in art is a...


A Tool to Manipulate Sound
The Anechoic Chamber While I was a student in 1979, I was lucky to be taken to the Physics Department of the now John Moores University. ...


PETER DE CUPRE and Smell Art
Antwerp based Peter de Cupere has a massive body of work through exhibitions and projects. He is an educator, lecturing since 2010 and...


SISSEL TOLAAS Smell Art
Based in Berlin Sissel Tolaas has been leading in the field of olfactory art since 1990. Having trained in organic chemistry she has...


MAKI UEDA Early Smell Art
Early Maki Ueda includes “Room of Geisha” and “Room of the Head of The Dutch VOC” 2009 De Lakenhal Stedelijk Museum Leiden. These works...


Non Visual Techniques
This is about exploring the creation of feelings by using media other than visual techniques. This would include: Sound Taste Touch Smell...


Non Visual Art
Introduction Art = Idea + Craft Civilisation = Sum of all Ideas Some ideas are able to be recorded or re-produceable Some ideas are...
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