(in)visible trauma
An online, fully accesible exhibition centered on children’s drawings, which brings to the forefront
children’s personal narratives and reveals childhood traumas.
About the exhibition
Texts: Sofia Tampouri
Analysis of children’s drawings: Sofia Mastrokoukou
Digital exhibition design: Stelios Charisis
Implementation of the digital exhibition: Stelios Charisis & Elena Angeli
Curator: Alexandra Nikolopoulou
Audio description (in Greek): Aris Chalkias, Chara Vlamaki, Ersi Koutsikou & Diamantis Karagkounis
Audio description (in English): Dr. Mandy Crawford-Lee, Joanna Kinberger, Maria Benetatou, Simos Benetatos, Andriana Patsoura, Alex Sloan & Henry Newell
Interpretation in GSL & IS: Alexandra Kotsaki & Anna Gaitani
Psychologist/Special educator: Marina Moraitaki
Translation into English: Angelos Chalkiadakis & Athanasia Kanellou
Coordination of the artistic production: Maria Oikonomou & Sofia Mastrokoukou
Location
Online Exhibition
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MYARTIST presents the first fully accessible digital painting exhibition “(IN)VISIBLE TRAUMA”.
The digital exhibition “(IN)VISIBLE TRAUMA” is the first fully accessible art exhibition for people with disabilities. Eight children’s drawings are exhibited on an open-access digital platform, revealing painful childhood experiences of abuse, bullying, grief, fear of death, etc. The drawings, combined with the children’s narratives, capture stolen childhoods, experienced traumas, and the darker aspects of life.
The public can navigate through the children’s drawings, read, listen to or view the corresponding narratives with interpretation in Greek Sign Language and International Sign. For the analysis of the drawings, truly neutral and inclusive solutions were sought that meet the standards of Universal Design for Learning and the European Parliament’s Gender Neutral Language Guide.
The aim of the exhibition is to raise awareness of childhood trauma and help parents, teachers and caregivers to recognize it at an early stage, as well as to provide the required information to break the cycle of trauma.
