Recording one’s voice to describe a work of art and make it accessible to a visually impaired audience.
This is the experience offered to company employees and/or individuals in reintegration programs. In groups of three, for approximately forty minutes, each team is first coached by a professional actor: relaxation exercises, breathing, diction, followed by an initial “test” reading that allows everyone to adjust the tone and rhythm of the reading before recording. In an exceptional heritage site, facing the artwork, or in a comfortable room transformed into a recording studio, each artwork commentary is thus performed in three voices, one following the other. Once recorded, these descriptions are then made available on online audio libraries, used by visually impaired individuals and also accessible to the general public. They thus form a permanent audio art library, expanded progressively with each reading and project. While some read, others participate in sensory workshops exploring visual impairment led by a mediator; these workshops allow readers to “see” the artworks differently, through taste, smell, hearing, and the body. It is a holistic approach to art.
