Work of the eyes is done, now

                                               go and do heart-work

                                      on all the images imprisoned within you….

                                                                        --Rainer Maria Rilke

"Heart-work" Exhibition
( Texas Tech University, Fall 2001)
 

     Allows Viewers to "See" Life Through the Eyes of the Blind

“Heart-work”, an exhibit now on display in the Croslin Room of the University Library at Texas Tech, brings together the poetry of visually handicapped students and the images of Dallas fine art photographer and TTU alumnus Roger Moore. The text of the poetry is printed on the photographs in Braille. It is accompanied by the printed version of the poems and also the printed comments of children and others who have read the poems. 

This unique and captivating exhibit helps visitors to “see life through the eyes of those who are visually handicapped”. It is the result of a professor becoming more aware of the challenges faced by her handicapped students. Dr. Jacqueline McLean was teaching a poetry workshop when she became acquainted with a visually handicapped student. Both she and photographer Roger Moore have commented that this project has made a lasting impact on their lives and on the lives of the students. “What a privilege it has been to work with these creative students”, Moore stated. “Their poetry is really from the heart and that was the inspiration for my photographs.”   

Dr. McLean explained some of the process of getting the exhibit together. “In order to get the Braille wording on the photographs, Mr. Moore had to print them on Braille paper.” It was a painstaking task, but the result is a captivating display which tends to put forth the question “Who is really handicapped here?”   The exhibit is part of a fall series entitled Losing Geography, Discovering Self.  This series is partially sponsored by a LIVE!@ your library grant from the American Library Association. The exhibit is open to the public during University library hours (for a schedule of hours visit http://www.lib.ttu.edu/ . The exhibit will run through December. 

For a copy of the complete story of “Heart-work”, contact Dr. Jacqueline McLean in the English Dept. at email (poppiesbloom@hotmail.com)
 or Roger Moore : roger@rogermoorephotography.com.
 

Both image and poem
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