opening and preview of “WIDE EYE OPEN” - Exhibition of photographs by the Visually Impaired on Friday 5th October 2012 at 6.30 pm at the Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Francaise de Delhi, 72, Lodi Estate, New Delhi - 110003.

The exhibition will be on view until Thursday 18th October 2012 from 11 am to 8 pm all days including Sunday.

The exhibition WIDE EYE OPEN occupies the ground "Zero" of photography, a subject full of paradox and revelation. It is a collection of photographs taken by the visually impaired who were trained in photography since 2006 under the Blind With Camera project of the Beyond Sight Foundation, Mumbai.

Photographs coming out of the project have been exhibited in several art galleries in India and abroad. This exhibition is not just about the photographs, it offers touch & feel pictures, Braille and Large Print footnotes and Audio Descriptions (AD) to provide "inclusion" of both visually impaired and sighted visitors.

The Blind With Camera project is the first of its kind in India. It was started by Partho Bhowkick after he came in touch with Evgen Bavcar, one of the world's most accomplished blind photographers based in Paris.

Proceeds from the sale of photographs goes to the visually impaired photographers and for education of the visually impaired children.
Opening of the exhibition will be followed by a brief Choir Concert by the young visually challenged singers from the Blind Relief Association and the Deepalaya School, Kalkaji trained by the Neemrana Music Foundation.