ONDAS - Acessible Art
ONDAS de arte acessível
ONDAS de Arte Acessível was an art exhibition held in Belo Horizonte, bringing together paintings, sculptures, costume pieces and audiovisual works. Each artwork was accompanied by a poetic and dramatized audio description, creating an exhibition designed for blind and sighted audiences alike.
Methodology
For each selected artwork, the team developed an audio description combining visual information with poetic writing, interpretation and recorded performance. Visitors could listen through headphones installed beside the works, connecting image, sound, language and imagination within the same exhibition experience.
Accessibility
Accessibility was incorporated into the exhibition from its conception rather than added afterwards. Individual listening stations gave visitors direct access to the audio material, while an accessibility advisor supported the project in developing its audio-description practices.
My Role
I created and curated ONDAS and participated in several stages of its artistic development, including casting, writing and narration. My work focused particularly on the relationship between performance, poetic language and accessibility, coordinating different collaborators around a shared artistic proposal.
Relationship with Queer Communities
The opening of ONDAS de Arte Acessível was conceived as a broader cultural gathering, with drag performances, a DJ set and art stands by queer artists alongside the exhibition itself. This helped connect the project with Belo Horizonte’s queer artistic community and positioned the event not only as an exhibition about accessibility, but also as a space for visibility, encounter and exchange among different artistic practices and identities.
Training and Knowledge Sharing
The project extended beyond the exhibition through Palavreando Imagens, a free four-hour workshop on poetic audio description facilitated by Oscar Capucho and me. Participants learned basic principles of audio description through practice and created their own poetic texts inspired by visual artworks.