A new technology that helps blind or partially sighted people to appreciate highly detailed photographs has been unveiled at the Natural History Museum.
The pioneering project features 30 tactile images from the acclaimed aerial photography exhibition Earth from the Air: A Photographic Portrait of Our Planet by French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertran. Using Cellulose Acetate, layered in black and white, the original photographs have been scanned and interpreted in relief using high-precision etching techniques. The finished works were unveiled for the first time at the London exhibition in the gardens of the Natural History Museum, and are displayed together with the original photographs in a space designed for partially sighted and blind visitors.
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