#Simple2Go: #Simple2Background – Expressively Simple

I told you the other day about the exhibition "Unseen". Today I report about a guided tour through the exhibition.

"Ausgesprochene Kunst" (spoken art)

Thruong, Victoria and Hüssin do something very simple: they look at pictures and tell us what they find important.
Often artist:ins do the descriptions themselves. Or they don't say anything about it. Or studied people tell us what to look for. It's complicated. You have to know a lot about art.
People with intellectual disabilities or learning difficulties rarely give tours. But on this tour, Thruong, Victoria and Hüssin tell us, 'What do we notice in the photos?'
For example, "The woman was painting the wall and fell asleep?"
Other people with intellectual disabilities ask questions, "Why did she fall asleep? Was the work so tiring? Or is she comfortable on the wall?"

What do the guides like?

I'm surprised: all three think the colors are important. That's why Thruong really likes the painting with the sleeping woman on the wall.
Victoria likes the broken woman in the theater. But then why doesn't she like the woman who fell through the glass roof? Victoria says, "I like the colors from the theater better."
Hüssin likes the woman sitting on the floor with an injured leg better. She's alone on her birthday. Her boyfriend broke up with her, Hüssin says. He doesn't know why the leg looks like that. But is that a bad thing?

Who's organizing this?

Artist Suzie Larke opened the exhibition a few weeks ago. Then she visited the workshop for people with disabilities in Brühl. She knows that the three guides pack carpets and other things into boxes.
Carole Kaufmann organizes the guided tours. She studied communication design. She wants people to understand and talk about the art itself. So, she doesn't tell much about the art. She helps the three guides: 'How can I show my thoughts?' That's how you should always deal with people! 

My result

Please continue such a great art mediation! Because: If I find art interesting, I am also curious. If I am curious, I also like to learn something difficult.