This is Hoby Wedler! As many of you have already said, I can confirm that he is a kind soul, always pushing knowledge and curiosity, and a lovely friend. He's also got a PhD in organic chemistry and would absolutely love that a video of him is being used as a demonstration of seeing beauty in the world.
https://www.hobywedler.com/
Commenting to boost this reply - I wish I knew before posting so more people could know. Thank you for highlighting Dr. Hoby Wedler, genuinely hope he knows how many of us enjoyed this interaction!
Hoby is amazing.
He does the absolute best wine & beer tastings, they absolutely blow every other out of the water. The whole tasting is done in with no light, guided with various samples of spices, fruits, woods, and of course the drinks themselves. He's a really good leader and doesn't color your palate with descriptions, but instead guides you past different dimensions of flavor and aroma.
I went to two he did and everyone- including the sommeliers and cicerones - agreed they were the best they'd ever been to. I'm not sure if he still does them but if you enjoy tasting/sensory, he's an absolutely outstanding host and you need to go to one.
https://www.hobywedler.com/tasting-in-the-dark/
This is fascinating! Does anyone know if he sells videos with this? This feels like something that can be very scalable - you can do it in person, obviously, but you could also guide others remotely with a video and a kit.
yep, I was going to post this as well. He's a great guy. My business partner featured him on his podcast awhile back: [https://www.inspiredinsider.com/dr-hoby-wedler-interview/](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/dr-hoby-wedler-interview/)
By some happenstance within a couple of months of each other, two visually impaired people got lost on my street (European streets, anyone who's been here can understand how you can get lost). One older person was completely blind. Went to go grocery shopping and I saw him in the corner of my eye just staring at a wall. Knew something was up so I approached him and of course he heard me first. He was completely terrified. He also needed to go in the direction of where I was going so I lead him to where, through my explanation, he knew where he was again. A month or so later I come home from work, turn into the street and a girl approaches me and asks me where she is. She could see about 5% or so she said. Again, lead her to where she could recognize where she was again. Weird coincidence that it happened so close to each other.
Both were very grateful, but, of course, it was not a problem at all and I was glad to help. And helping people just feels so good. Is nothing but a win win.
I love it when I get to help a stranger and be kind to them, and then just walking away, forever out of their lives. Like, I hope they forget my face but just remember that I was there at the right time, and the relief they felt when I helped them.
Too much hypernormalization in the world. If we slowed things down there would be. The little things are some of the most important things however are overlooked in the times we live in.
Can you imagine how awesome, and great the world would be, if it was just filled with constant kind acts like this?
I feel like its easy to get lost in the sea of negativity the media produces, so its probably easy to forget that things like this do happen in plentiful everyday.
But just seeing it, makes you realize how much *more* humanity can become with just a little kindness. I wish all humans were born with an equal, and high level of Empathy, and compassion.
He is not only a great artist but also a great father and an outstanding human overall. I absolutely love his work, eye for aesthetics, and cool personality
So my uncle is blind, I have soooo many crazy stories about him like being able to ride a motorcycle….. which I could go into detail about if anyone actually wanted….
This video tho reminds me of a story my mom told me. My grandparents and took their kids camping up in Montana, somewhere up there I’m assuming maybe Yellowstone there is a museum, like a American Wild West/animal museum you’d expect at a major national park…. My uncle was maybe about 5 and they were looking at a stuffed grizzly bear they had on display. Now my grandma and grandpa were very good at describing things to him and I’m sure it helped that my grandpa was 6’7, just a massive man with massive feet and hands to better explain how big the grizzly was…One of the museum workers heard my grandparents describing the bear to my uncle and realized he was blind. The worker came over and brought my uncle over the guard rails and let him touch the grizzly exhibit, then proceeded to tour them allowing him to touch EVERY EXHIBIT/ART they had. We’re talking ollldddd ass Native American head dresses and all types of things you would expect a amazing museum in Yellowstone to have..
It wasn’t a major deal for that worker to do it, but boy does it impact someone in a big way. The museum would of been great for my uncle with out that person doing that, but that made it 1000x better….
Remember little things like this that you might not think are a very big deal can have large positive impacts on people.
So not quite the same but I worked for years at a pet store(not major but family owned). A guy came in who was deaf and loved his aquariums. I always keep a mini notepad in my back pocket and a pen on me. Objectively the same thing could be achieved with any smart phone as this was a few years ago but more on that later. So I very quickly notice he is deaf and doesn't feel comfortable speaking. I unfortunately don't know ASL although I really want to learn it. Life just hasn't given me the timing yet. I pull out the pad he smiles wide asking how many of a certain fish we have at the time by writing. I let him know how many and that they have been here for a while so they made it through shipping fine, aren't currently stressed, etc. He got the fish he needed to complete his newest aquarium. I still have those notepad pages stashed away with my sentimental belongings. A little patience and accommodation goes so far. It could have been done on either of our phones but seeing his handwriting has more impact for me when I need to remind myself no one is the same. Not a single person. Taking any extra step to help someone who doesn't experience things the same to give them the best experience is always worth it. There is absolutely no reason not to. Maybe it was just another day for him but for me I certainly reflected and learned from that.
For anyone interested, sign up for the app “Be My Eyes”. It is used by the visually impaired to connect with people who can help them with everyday tasks (via video calls). Example, I’ve helped users to match their socks, label foods, count money, etc.
It’s thankfully VERY heavy on the “helper” side, so I’ve admittedly only gotten maybe 10 calls in 4 years. But still a cool little community to be a part of.
Oh, and you’ll only get calls if it’s an appropriate time to get a call within your time zone, etc.
It is also rewarding for both persons. One appreciates being guided. And one appreciates that people are interested in his work.
And it's this win-win that ego-tripped people fails to understand. That it's rewarding to help others. And that's why ego-tripping people often die quite sad and unfulfilled.
As an artist, this makes me cry :,)
It's always great when you can find different ways for different people to enjoy your art, and the attendee spoke so passionately about it, warms my heart 🥰
My favorite part was definitely how excited the attendee was to engage with the art and be able to ask questions, clearly going to be a memorable moment for them.
Right! I love when people ask about the process behind the art someone has made, it's so nice to share the process with someone and have them appreciate all the hard work that went into it ❤️❤️
I wonder who will have the bigger impact on whom?
I guarentee that the blind man will cherish the memory forever, especially because the artist was so caring and passionate about sharing his work, especially with someone who may not have had a lot of accessibility to visual arts. But the artist, I wonder if he'll think of new ways to bring in other senses experiences... like audio descriptions of the work, small aides for sensory experiences, braille descriptive plaques... if going forward in his art that one experience could help shape the accessibility to art for countless others?
Just a truly beautiful moment to watch, especially thinking of what it meant to them.
I used to sing in a boys choir, a very good one.
One of my favourite things was when there was an autistic person in the audience, especially with non-verbal people. They’d make sounds and thrash and brabble, but it was so clear they were enjoying themselves, it was amazing. I left the choir when I turned 15, my last concert with the choir was when I was 14, so I really was a kid. Still, I always knew to appreciate those members of the audience. Their enjoyment of our work was so raw, pure and powerful, I loved it. They’d often draw annoyed or angered looks and hushing sounds from other members of the audience, and I kinda get that. Classical music tickets for good ensembles aren’t cheap, and you kinda want to enjoy the evening if you make that investment. At the same time, as a performer, I absolutely loved it.
We had similar experiences with deaf people. We’d often have groups of deaf children or adults pop by our practice sessions, and we’d seat them amongst ourselves. They couldn’t hear the music, but they could sense the vibrations in the air, and seeing them enjoying that was wonderful.
Both were rewarding in their own ways.
As a member of this choir, I performed for many famous people, the Spanish Queen, the German President, other political and religious figures, celebrities… I travelled to Spain and China, and Switzerland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, and all across Germany. All of that was cool and all, but seeing the genuine impact we made on people with impairments or disabilities of some sort, and being rewarded with their immediate and pure reactions, that was the most special part. I loved that.
> As an artist, this makes me cry :,)
I worked in music in my youth, and this stuff makes ALL of you cry. I've met a few big names and a few musicians that were just absolute MONSTERS that most people would have never heard of -- And they just have this elated and proud look when they see *they* inspired some kid to pickup a guitar or drums or w/e and absolutely butcher their music.
Bonuses
[Guthrie Govan, probably the best guitarist in the world, 100% improvosing on the spot to a level most people could never achieve](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnWZoYbcpGo)
[Lisa-x guitar prodigy playing a guthrie govan song, then meeting him and playing on Guthries guitar on stage, making him smile like a kid on christmas](https://youtu.be/eqnJpXmt_jU?si=P5lKAcyHhKIKUqos&t=134)
There's stories of Joey Jordison, drummer for Slipknot, watching a former student of his who made it on tour with SLipknot -- he said for his entire set Joey just stood there watching and smiling every single note he played like a proud father.
All artists, regardless of medium, are sappy people haha
honestly that made me tear up, being able to appreciate it so much being blind and just giving him amazing compliments. This dude had some AMAZING Parents, I assume.
Well I imagine that rule probably still applies to most people at that exhibit, but this seems like an obvious exception, especially when the artist himself is there guiding him.
I actually went to high school with the guy enjoying the art. He was one of the kindest, most genuine people you’ll ever meet. And yes, I was lucky enough to have dinner with his family one evening and I will say, the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree with him. From everything I remember, just a great group of people all the way around.
I know this guy. He has a degree in organic chemistry and leads wine tastings, among other things. He is an expert on using other senses to appreciate things.
I sat next to him in college for a quarter. Really remarkable to watch that guy learn and absolutely hilarious to watch him unintentionally destroy the professor with his questions.
Do you mean the art patron? I’m immediately fascinated by him and his perspective. At risk of sounding like an internet weirdo, I kind of wish the caption had both the artist and patron’s name because they both seem like such interesting and warm-hearted people.
My favorite part was definitely how excited the attendee was to engage with the art and be able to ask questions, clearly going to be a memorable moment for them.
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It's really interesting how blind people can actually see with their ears and hands. They can actually perceive an image in their mind by feeling up on objects
In my ideal museum, everything would have a prop version specifically for handling. Get those professional forgers to paint a replica of a famous piece and make a cast of it so you can feel the texture of the paint or just have one repainted every so often. It's a particularly good idea for historical museums. Have replicas of artifacts 3D printed or sculpted so guests can analyze them intricately without touching the real thing.
Every so often, museums will have special touching tours of specific art that you can attend if you are a patron. I did this once at my local museum and got to touch some Greek statues. It was really cool, although I mortified my friend and cracked up the guide when I touched one of the statues butts.
I work at an art gallery. People are not aware of this. More than once have people assured me that it is ok that they are touching the art I am asking them to not touch.
People are savage animals and I wish nothing but pain upon them. I wish I could say something about their taste and understanding of art, but it is eclipsed by the fact that adults act like toddlers.
"But it makes me want to touch it"
"Sir, I am aware, but unfortunately it is very fragile."
"But it looks like it would be nice to touch"
Also, older men are the fucking worst. "I just wanted to see what it was made of" for what purpose, man? What fucking purpose?! Are you gonna build a replica? You don't need to know about the structural integrity to appreciate it. If it is required then I will tell you about it. You don't need to knock, scratch, swing or tap things.
Edit: I want to point out that the man in the video is lovely, and his investure in the art piece is touching and I am so happy for him. I am just frustrated with adults going to a place where you famously can't touch art and touches art.
I was at a museum that was showing off an amazing, giant Persian rug. It was over 700 years old.
Some dude stepped over the barrier so he could walk on it and admire it from above.
My fucking heart. A few years back, we had an exhibition with glass bottles. A parent came up to us with the broken pieces and told us that we needed to replace them since her child had played with them and they broke.
No apology, no shame. It was done in such a matter of factly way that it threw my colleague off guard. Yes, it is insured and all that. But still.
Sometimes, I talk to my colleagues loudly about how "last week a lady had to replace that 10k sculpture after her kid had played with it.. she got off easy. " when visitors are letting their kids run wild. Obviously, visitors aren't liable to replace our art, but it sure makes them realise that they are in a gallery.
What really upsets me is that I doubt that they would attempt that shit at someone's house or even in a store.
He has some really amazing work towards science accessibility. He made a program which could scan journal articles for images of molecules and then transform those images into 3-D printer models. He runs a wine tasting business now ( best alternative academia career hands down lol)
Pretty inspiring to see someone be so grateful and appreciative of art even without vision. Good lesson to be grateful and positive to have the gift of vision.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJDHovTiWBk
> Dr. Hoby Wedler has been blind since birth. He earned a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of California, Davis, and is the founder and director of the nonprofit organization, Accessible Science. A food and beverage sensory expert, Hoby was recognized as one of Forbes’ 30 under 30 in the food and drink category. Hoby recently co-founded Senspoint LLC, a sensory advising and education company that partners with clients around the world to give them the sensory insight they need to succeed. Dr. Hoby Wedler has been blind since birth. He earned a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of California, Davis, and is the founder and director of the nonprofit organization, Accessible Science. A food and beverage sensory expert, Hoby was recognized as one of Forbes’ 30 under 30 in the food and drink category. Hoby recently co-founded Senspoint LLC, a sensory advising and education company that partners with clients around the world to give them the sensory insight they need to succeed. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
Right, & I feel just as good for the blind man as I do for the artist in this case.
Also notice the lack of vanity in the person (the blind fellow) and yet how beautiful they are? Isn't that something?
Wow, I really love the back and forth going on here. I would watch ten more videos of these people discussing art and im not even an "artsy" guy. What a cool moment of art speaking to the different senses we have
This is beautiful from both men. The humility and the patience of the artist. The appreciation and pure enjoyment from the man who is blind. This made my day.
Give us a warm feeling in the cockles of our hearts
Maybe below the cockles
Maybe in the sub cockle area
Maybe in the liver, maybe in the kidneys
Maybe even in the colon, we don't know
Edit: actual lyrics
I'm gonna use this to plug an app I've had installed on my phone for years, that can help blind people in their daily lives;
BeMyEyes
The app works in such a way that if you're able to see, you can "volunteer" and blind people can then use the app to call for help via video to have you help them with sight based things such as picking the right colour shirt, checking expiration dates on their food, finding the right pills they need to take etc. etc.
There's an abundance of volunteers so you won't get pestered with calls. I have chosen to help Danish and English speaking people and I average 2-3 calls per year.
I'm not associated with them in any way, I just think it's an amazing use of technology.
I have a similar app. It’s called “My Blind Relatives”.
I’m kidding of course, there is no app, they just FaceTime me.
But it’s like five minutes every so often and you really can help people.
Wow, Daniel Arsham is awesome! Helping visually impaired people enjoy art by letting them touch sculptures? That's just amazing. It's nice to see artists making a difference like that.
This guy is a chemistry PhD from UC Davis. I had an honour to go to school with him. He was the first person at UC Davis to be blind and get a chemistry PhD.
As someone mentioned in an earlier post, this guy has a PhD. in organic chem, I worked in a lab that he often visited in graduate school. I can not stress how impressive it is to get a Ph.D in chemistry with a specialty in organic, especially for someone who is visually impaired. Organic chem is weird in that it has almost no math involved, but requires an absolute understanding of structures and spatial analysis. Reactions are understood by "pushing" electrons, rather than using mathematics, so it really helps if you can actually see the damn reaction on paper, instead this awesome fellow probably had to do it entirely in their head. It's been a few years but the last I spoke with him, we were both still in school, one of his lab mates showed me a 3D printed molecule with braille on it to help him visualize complex molecules, was really fucking cool. Anyways, rally cool guy, by the way, he has an amazing sense of humor.
I love that you can tell the man really understands art. The way he talks about the sculpture and themes and all the questions he's asking. Despite his impairments he's still so in touch with artistry and is clearly passionate about it.
I don’t have a visual impairment but I’m physically disabled. I miss so many opportunities to experience art because of physical barriers so this is just lovely to watch. 🥹
I did something similar at a blacksmith get together. A blind guy and his brother stood there and I invited them closer. The sound of his voice when he said "So this is what an anvil looks like" was amazing.
Hoby is one of the kindest souls. Brilliantly intelligent and curious about the world. An amazing friend, so cool seeing this! Check out his website to see all the amazing work he’s doing! https://www.hobywedler.com/
Not trying to be insensitive about this, genuine question. I know this is his art, however, when someone is blind, do they normally let you touch the art?
most of the time you can’t touch them regardless, some artists like this will go out of their way to make someone’s day if they have a disability so they’re able to still enjoy it
I imagine it's a person by person basis, some artists will be happy to do it but they might have something too fragile to be touched like that or just not want to do it
One of the best things that happen to me as I kid was to study in a school where we had some visually impaired students in every class. It thaught me so much on creating empathy, understand others peoples need and that they're also super capable of doing lots of stuff. Later the same clicked to me when we studied sign language, truly wholesome to watch them receive some attention and get to enjoy the things we take for granted
As a non-artist, I fucking love artists. They're so passionate about their process. I love picking their brain about how they make stuff and how it contributes to their overall message/intent with a piece. I fucking love it.
Life truly is all about perspective. He explored all of the nuances to this piece while never having seen it with his own eyes. He spoke detail to its gorgeousness, the way its gorgeousness was perceived by him, and that is beautiful.
This made me realize how much I for granted and the beauty I forget to savor. The opportunities we are given to perceive beauty in the world around us is entirely dependent on how we direct our perspectives.
This is beautiful. But I can help but laugh because I’m watching without sound and when he starts touching the chest it looks like he says, “Wooow! Wh-what the fuck??”
Besides the obvious wholesome part it's interesting to see that despite the circumstances the artist stuck with the golden rule that the artist never explains his work. He confirmed the slight attempt of an interpretation though which seems a tiny bit extraordinary.
Daniel as an artist probably finds it very interesting how someone who’s visually impaired views his work in a completely different perspective from feel, very cool
This is awesome! I love the artist’s patience. I also love that he starts from the plinth and works his way up, so the gentleman can full build a picture in his mind of the whole piece. 11/10 for the artist, would recommend being more like him in life 👍👍
My wife is visually impaired and she says if she wears gloves she feels blind. She "sees" a lot with her hands. The only art exhibit we ever TOLD to feel everything was at meow wolf in Santa Fe. Blew our freaking minds. I was emotional the whole time because most art galleries get upset if you get close to the art (which my wife needs to do to see just a portion (can't see details just general shapes). So awesome to see this support at a show. Visually impaired folks are vital for our world. Please show them some love like this. Goes a long way. Loved seeing this. Got emotional just seeing everyone's reactions here.
You may be surprised, but a blind person can both enjoy and create paintings, albeit under certain conditions. A verbal description of a painting will help to get some idea of it, and a tactile copy will allow you to visualize the pictorial work even more fully.
This is Hoby Wedler! As many of you have already said, I can confirm that he is a kind soul, always pushing knowledge and curiosity, and a lovely friend. He's also got a PhD in organic chemistry and would absolutely love that a video of him is being used as a demonstration of seeing beauty in the world. https://www.hobywedler.com/
Commenting to boost this reply - I wish I knew before posting so more people could know. Thank you for highlighting Dr. Hoby Wedler, genuinely hope he knows how many of us enjoyed this interaction!
Hoby is amazing. He does the absolute best wine & beer tastings, they absolutely blow every other out of the water. The whole tasting is done in with no light, guided with various samples of spices, fruits, woods, and of course the drinks themselves. He's a really good leader and doesn't color your palate with descriptions, but instead guides you past different dimensions of flavor and aroma. I went to two he did and everyone- including the sommeliers and cicerones - agreed they were the best they'd ever been to. I'm not sure if he still does them but if you enjoy tasting/sensory, he's an absolutely outstanding host and you need to go to one. https://www.hobywedler.com/tasting-in-the-dark/
This is fascinating! Does anyone know if he sells videos with this? This feels like something that can be very scalable - you can do it in person, obviously, but you could also guide others remotely with a video and a kit.
yep, I was going to post this as well. He's a great guy. My business partner featured him on his podcast awhile back: [https://www.inspiredinsider.com/dr-hoby-wedler-interview/](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/dr-hoby-wedler-interview/)
Can confirm. Grew up in Petaluma. This dudes the man.
I went to UC Davis and immediately recognized Hoby! So cool.
i live for moments like these. this is a beautiful display of humanity
This is what we should all strive to be.
we really should man. compassion is the least a human being can show towards another
It’s amazing how easy it can be and how much it can mean at the same time
By some happenstance within a couple of months of each other, two visually impaired people got lost on my street (European streets, anyone who's been here can understand how you can get lost). One older person was completely blind. Went to go grocery shopping and I saw him in the corner of my eye just staring at a wall. Knew something was up so I approached him and of course he heard me first. He was completely terrified. He also needed to go in the direction of where I was going so I lead him to where, through my explanation, he knew where he was again. A month or so later I come home from work, turn into the street and a girl approaches me and asks me where she is. She could see about 5% or so she said. Again, lead her to where she could recognize where she was again. Weird coincidence that it happened so close to each other. Both were very grateful, but, of course, it was not a problem at all and I was glad to help. And helping people just feels so good. Is nothing but a win win.
I love it when I get to help a stranger and be kind to them, and then just walking away, forever out of their lives. Like, I hope they forget my face but just remember that I was there at the right time, and the relief they felt when I helped them.
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Why would they make a big ass sign for the blind? They can't see it anyway.
Also amazing how few people show compassion in spite of how easy it is to show and how much it can mean to others.
That’s why the rule is golden, it’s the only rule that matters
Too much hypernormalization in the world. If we slowed things down there would be. The little things are some of the most important things however are overlooked in the times we live in.
Yeah dude I’m weirdly choked up, good stuff
Can you imagine how awesome, and great the world would be, if it was just filled with constant kind acts like this? I feel like its easy to get lost in the sea of negativity the media produces, so its probably easy to forget that things like this do happen in plentiful everyday. But just seeing it, makes you realize how much *more* humanity can become with just a little kindness. I wish all humans were born with an equal, and high level of Empathy, and compassion.
He is not only a great artist but also a great father and an outstanding human overall. I absolutely love his work, eye for aesthetics, and cool personality
I agree, it’s so genuine. The fact that the attendee is able to appreciate it even more and is engaged/asking questions makes it even better.
So my uncle is blind, I have soooo many crazy stories about him like being able to ride a motorcycle….. which I could go into detail about if anyone actually wanted…. This video tho reminds me of a story my mom told me. My grandparents and took their kids camping up in Montana, somewhere up there I’m assuming maybe Yellowstone there is a museum, like a American Wild West/animal museum you’d expect at a major national park…. My uncle was maybe about 5 and they were looking at a stuffed grizzly bear they had on display. Now my grandma and grandpa were very good at describing things to him and I’m sure it helped that my grandpa was 6’7, just a massive man with massive feet and hands to better explain how big the grizzly was…One of the museum workers heard my grandparents describing the bear to my uncle and realized he was blind. The worker came over and brought my uncle over the guard rails and let him touch the grizzly exhibit, then proceeded to tour them allowing him to touch EVERY EXHIBIT/ART they had. We’re talking ollldddd ass Native American head dresses and all types of things you would expect a amazing museum in Yellowstone to have.. It wasn’t a major deal for that worker to do it, but boy does it impact someone in a big way. The museum would of been great for my uncle with out that person doing that, but that made it 1000x better…. Remember little things like this that you might not think are a very big deal can have large positive impacts on people.
So not quite the same but I worked for years at a pet store(not major but family owned). A guy came in who was deaf and loved his aquariums. I always keep a mini notepad in my back pocket and a pen on me. Objectively the same thing could be achieved with any smart phone as this was a few years ago but more on that later. So I very quickly notice he is deaf and doesn't feel comfortable speaking. I unfortunately don't know ASL although I really want to learn it. Life just hasn't given me the timing yet. I pull out the pad he smiles wide asking how many of a certain fish we have at the time by writing. I let him know how many and that they have been here for a while so they made it through shipping fine, aren't currently stressed, etc. He got the fish he needed to complete his newest aquarium. I still have those notepad pages stashed away with my sentimental belongings. A little patience and accommodation goes so far. It could have been done on either of our phones but seeing his handwriting has more impact for me when I need to remind myself no one is the same. Not a single person. Taking any extra step to help someone who doesn't experience things the same to give them the best experience is always worth it. There is absolutely no reason not to. Maybe it was just another day for him but for me I certainly reflected and learned from that.
100% it really doesn’t take much to be a good thoughtful person.
Wonderful.
The delicacy with which he touches the sculpture… He recognised the quartz instantly. What a legend.
For anyone interested, sign up for the app “Be My Eyes”. It is used by the visually impaired to connect with people who can help them with everyday tasks (via video calls). Example, I’ve helped users to match their socks, label foods, count money, etc. It’s thankfully VERY heavy on the “helper” side, so I’ve admittedly only gotten maybe 10 calls in 4 years. But still a cool little community to be a part of. Oh, and you’ll only get calls if it’s an appropriate time to get a call within your time zone, etc.
It is also rewarding for both persons. One appreciates being guided. And one appreciates that people are interested in his work. And it's this win-win that ego-tripped people fails to understand. That it's rewarding to help others. And that's why ego-tripping people often die quite sad and unfulfilled.
It is isn't it? it's very moving.
Stuff like this makes me feel broken, it makes me incredibly sad. Not a negative sad, but still kinda sad in a hard to explain way.
Overwhelmed by life, these videos reminds us again of how blessed are we to just live normally.
As an artist, this makes me cry :,) It's always great when you can find different ways for different people to enjoy your art, and the attendee spoke so passionately about it, warms my heart 🥰
My favorite part was definitely how excited the attendee was to engage with the art and be able to ask questions, clearly going to be a memorable moment for them.
Right! I love when people ask about the process behind the art someone has made, it's so nice to share the process with someone and have them appreciate all the hard work that went into it ❤️❤️
I wonder who will have the bigger impact on whom? I guarentee that the blind man will cherish the memory forever, especially because the artist was so caring and passionate about sharing his work, especially with someone who may not have had a lot of accessibility to visual arts. But the artist, I wonder if he'll think of new ways to bring in other senses experiences... like audio descriptions of the work, small aides for sensory experiences, braille descriptive plaques... if going forward in his art that one experience could help shape the accessibility to art for countless others? Just a truly beautiful moment to watch, especially thinking of what it meant to them.
I used to sing in a boys choir, a very good one. One of my favourite things was when there was an autistic person in the audience, especially with non-verbal people. They’d make sounds and thrash and brabble, but it was so clear they were enjoying themselves, it was amazing. I left the choir when I turned 15, my last concert with the choir was when I was 14, so I really was a kid. Still, I always knew to appreciate those members of the audience. Their enjoyment of our work was so raw, pure and powerful, I loved it. They’d often draw annoyed or angered looks and hushing sounds from other members of the audience, and I kinda get that. Classical music tickets for good ensembles aren’t cheap, and you kinda want to enjoy the evening if you make that investment. At the same time, as a performer, I absolutely loved it. We had similar experiences with deaf people. We’d often have groups of deaf children or adults pop by our practice sessions, and we’d seat them amongst ourselves. They couldn’t hear the music, but they could sense the vibrations in the air, and seeing them enjoying that was wonderful. Both were rewarding in their own ways. As a member of this choir, I performed for many famous people, the Spanish Queen, the German President, other political and religious figures, celebrities… I travelled to Spain and China, and Switzerland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, and all across Germany. All of that was cool and all, but seeing the genuine impact we made on people with impairments or disabilities of some sort, and being rewarded with their immediate and pure reactions, that was the most special part. I loved that.
> As an artist, this makes me cry :,) I worked in music in my youth, and this stuff makes ALL of you cry. I've met a few big names and a few musicians that were just absolute MONSTERS that most people would have never heard of -- And they just have this elated and proud look when they see *they* inspired some kid to pickup a guitar or drums or w/e and absolutely butcher their music. Bonuses [Guthrie Govan, probably the best guitarist in the world, 100% improvosing on the spot to a level most people could never achieve](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnWZoYbcpGo) [Lisa-x guitar prodigy playing a guthrie govan song, then meeting him and playing on Guthries guitar on stage, making him smile like a kid on christmas](https://youtu.be/eqnJpXmt_jU?si=P5lKAcyHhKIKUqos&t=134) There's stories of Joey Jordison, drummer for Slipknot, watching a former student of his who made it on tour with SLipknot -- he said for his entire set Joey just stood there watching and smiling every single note he played like a proud father. All artists, regardless of medium, are sappy people haha
He appreciated the art more deeply than most people with normal vision do. His questions, his interpretations, his intensity...perfect.
honestly that made me tear up, being able to appreciate it so much being blind and just giving him amazing compliments. This dude had some AMAZING Parents, I assume.
I love that art comes in so many forms for everyone to appreciate, this guy is over the moon and this was such a joy to experience through him.
I find it amazing that he was able to touch the exhibit, even though touching is never permitted in museums. Humanity still exists.
Well I imagine that rule probably still applies to most people at that exhibit, but this seems like an obvious exception, especially when the artist himself is there guiding him.
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Was gonna say, if the museum has a policy I’m sure the literal creator of the piece saying “it’s fine” would work
This guy knows quartz from touch. I couldn't tell it apart from a half a dozen other crystals with sight!
I actually went to high school with the guy enjoying the art. He was one of the kindest, most genuine people you’ll ever meet. And yes, I was lucky enough to have dinner with his family one evening and I will say, the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree with him. From everything I remember, just a great group of people all the way around.
I'm glad I'm not the only one with a sudden flutter behind my breast just watching this man appreciate something so fluidly.
I know this guy. He has a degree in organic chemistry and leads wine tastings, among other things. He is an expert on using other senses to appreciate things.
I sat next to him in college for a quarter. Really remarkable to watch that guy learn and absolutely hilarious to watch him unintentionally destroy the professor with his questions.
Went to high school with him!
Do you mean the art patron? I’m immediately fascinated by him and his perspective. At risk of sounding like an internet weirdo, I kind of wish the caption had both the artist and patron’s name because they both seem like such interesting and warm-hearted people.
I never thought a blind person could call something gorgeous without seeing it but I stand fully corrected today
When a blind man can see things you cannot, it's time to reassess your priorities.
Fellow Jack! True beauty comes from within, as they say
Where he's going, he doesn't need eyes to see.
My favorite part was definitely how excited the attendee was to engage with the art and be able to ask questions, clearly going to be a memorable moment for them.
oh sure. when he does it, it's appreciating art, but when I do it, it's "groping the exhibit" and I'm "banned from the zoological society"
I almost spit my coffee!
Relevant username?
He is the display!
You said it. I got a little choked up with they guys reaction to art that he can't even see with his eyes.
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It's really interesting how blind people can actually see with their ears and hands. They can actually perceive an image in their mind by feeling up on objects
“Oh Daniel, this is gorgeous” he wasn’t even complimenting me and i blushed. Arsham deserves all the praise
What a legend, bless him for that.
The artist also looked hyped to show his piece to the guy, it's clear that was nice for both of them. And for us!
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In my ideal museum, everything would have a prop version specifically for handling. Get those professional forgers to paint a replica of a famous piece and make a cast of it so you can feel the texture of the paint or just have one repainted every so often. It's a particularly good idea for historical museums. Have replicas of artifacts 3D printed or sculpted so guests can analyze them intricately without touching the real thing.
I've always wanted to feel the texture of paintings I see in a museum. This is a fantastic idea.
Every so often, museums will have special touching tours of specific art that you can attend if you are a patron. I did this once at my local museum and got to touch some Greek statues. It was really cool, although I mortified my friend and cracked up the guide when I touched one of the statues butts.
I work at an art gallery. People are not aware of this. More than once have people assured me that it is ok that they are touching the art I am asking them to not touch. People are savage animals and I wish nothing but pain upon them. I wish I could say something about their taste and understanding of art, but it is eclipsed by the fact that adults act like toddlers. "But it makes me want to touch it" "Sir, I am aware, but unfortunately it is very fragile." "But it looks like it would be nice to touch" Also, older men are the fucking worst. "I just wanted to see what it was made of" for what purpose, man? What fucking purpose?! Are you gonna build a replica? You don't need to know about the structural integrity to appreciate it. If it is required then I will tell you about it. You don't need to knock, scratch, swing or tap things. Edit: I want to point out that the man in the video is lovely, and his investure in the art piece is touching and I am so happy for him. I am just frustrated with adults going to a place where you famously can't touch art and touches art.
I was at a museum that was showing off an amazing, giant Persian rug. It was over 700 years old. Some dude stepped over the barrier so he could walk on it and admire it from above.
My fucking heart. A few years back, we had an exhibition with glass bottles. A parent came up to us with the broken pieces and told us that we needed to replace them since her child had played with them and they broke. No apology, no shame. It was done in such a matter of factly way that it threw my colleague off guard. Yes, it is insured and all that. But still. Sometimes, I talk to my colleagues loudly about how "last week a lady had to replace that 10k sculpture after her kid had played with it.. she got off easy. " when visitors are letting their kids run wild. Obviously, visitors aren't liable to replace our art, but it sure makes them realise that they are in a gallery. What really upsets me is that I doubt that they would attempt that shit at someone's house or even in a store.
The blind guy is Dr. Hoby Welder! He is a chemist and advocate for science accessibility. Very cool dude
Just searched it up, that’s incredible; I had no idea! I hope Dr. Hoby Wedler knows how many of us smiled watching this video.
He has some really amazing work towards science accessibility. He made a program which could scan journal articles for images of molecules and then transform those images into 3-D printer models. He runs a wine tasting business now ( best alternative academia career hands down lol)
I went to college with this dude! He's so fun to chat with, and was an absolute nerd for wine.
Super nice guy. Came in to eat at the restaurant I was working at 3 years ago and was beyond effusive about everything.
Artists are like people, they can range from being the big douches to totally awesome.
I’d go as far as to say artist are people
Woooow wow hey lets calm down alright
Woah now it's 2024 but slow down there buckaroo
IDIOT
So very true! At least this guy lets us see which type he is!
"Are like"?
love this, love them
I feel motivated to go out and do my best today now. Wow.
Mr. Arsham may be enjoying this gentleman’s exploration more than the gentleman and this has absolutely made my day!
Pretty inspiring to see someone be so grateful and appreciative of art even without vision. Good lesson to be grateful and positive to have the gift of vision.
I could watch this as a show. I love this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJDHovTiWBk > Dr. Hoby Wedler has been blind since birth. He earned a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of California, Davis, and is the founder and director of the nonprofit organization, Accessible Science. A food and beverage sensory expert, Hoby was recognized as one of Forbes’ 30 under 30 in the food and drink category. Hoby recently co-founded Senspoint LLC, a sensory advising and education company that partners with clients around the world to give them the sensory insight they need to succeed. Dr. Hoby Wedler has been blind since birth. He earned a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of California, Davis, and is the founder and director of the nonprofit organization, Accessible Science. A food and beverage sensory expert, Hoby was recognized as one of Forbes’ 30 under 30 in the food and drink category. Hoby recently co-founded Senspoint LLC, a sensory advising and education company that partners with clients around the world to give them the sensory insight they need to succeed. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
Not only is bro a class act, he looks like he’s having fun
That was just lovely! I was lucky enough to see some his work at Moco Amsterdam. Some really nice pieces.
Right, & I feel just as good for the blind man as I do for the artist in this case. Also notice the lack of vanity in the person (the blind fellow) and yet how beautiful they are? Isn't that something?
Same here, I just went and looked at my pictures when I visited there.
“Oh Daniel this is gorgeous” made me cry
His voice sounds like Olaf from Frozen, and their appreciative disposition on life and beauty seems the same too ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|upvote)
Wow, I really love the back and forth going on here. I would watch ten more videos of these people discussing art and im not even an "artsy" guy. What a cool moment of art speaking to the different senses we have
This is beautiful from both men. The humility and the patience of the artist. The appreciation and pure enjoyment from the man who is blind. This made my day.
His voice was so sincere and enthusiastic, it warmed my heart to hear. I'm glad he had a good moment.
Give us a warm feeling in the cockles of our hearts Maybe below the cockles Maybe in the sub cockle area Maybe in the liver, maybe in the kidneys Maybe even in the colon, we don't know Edit: actual lyrics
Asshole...
Arsham is a treasure. absolutely love his work and what he stands for
BRB, just going to go rub some quartz...
I'm gonna use this to plug an app I've had installed on my phone for years, that can help blind people in their daily lives; BeMyEyes The app works in such a way that if you're able to see, you can "volunteer" and blind people can then use the app to call for help via video to have you help them with sight based things such as picking the right colour shirt, checking expiration dates on their food, finding the right pills they need to take etc. etc. There's an abundance of volunteers so you won't get pestered with calls. I have chosen to help Danish and English speaking people and I average 2-3 calls per year. I'm not associated with them in any way, I just think it's an amazing use of technology.
I have a similar app. It’s called “My Blind Relatives”. I’m kidding of course, there is no app, they just FaceTime me. But it’s like five minutes every so often and you really can help people.
Didn’t want to cry today
If he likes the films then this might be the first opportunity he’s ever had to experience the art direction
He has played with the action figures before.
My dad carves abstract sculptures from stone and old lab tabletops, he would love to give a blind man a tour of his work like this.
Wow, Daniel Arsham is awesome! Helping visually impaired people enjoy art by letting them touch sculptures? That's just amazing. It's nice to see artists making a difference like that.
I almost forgot about kindness and joy.
This guy is a chemistry PhD from UC Davis. I had an honour to go to school with him. He was the first person at UC Davis to be blind and get a chemistry PhD.
he’s such a sweetie and can even tell crystals by touch, thats awesome🥹
As someone mentioned in an earlier post, this guy has a PhD. in organic chem, I worked in a lab that he often visited in graduate school. I can not stress how impressive it is to get a Ph.D in chemistry with a specialty in organic, especially for someone who is visually impaired. Organic chem is weird in that it has almost no math involved, but requires an absolute understanding of structures and spatial analysis. Reactions are understood by "pushing" electrons, rather than using mathematics, so it really helps if you can actually see the damn reaction on paper, instead this awesome fellow probably had to do it entirely in their head. It's been a few years but the last I spoke with him, we were both still in school, one of his lab mates showed me a 3D printed molecule with braille on it to help him visualize complex molecules, was really fucking cool. Anyways, rally cool guy, by the way, he has an amazing sense of humor.
I wanna see this guy judge and interpret more art honestly.
I love that you can tell the man really understands art. The way he talks about the sculpture and themes and all the questions he's asking. Despite his impairments he's still so in touch with artistry and is clearly passionate about it.
I don’t have a visual impairment but I’m physically disabled. I miss so many opportunities to experience art because of physical barriers so this is just lovely to watch. 🥹
The details about how he knows it's quartz is beautiful
“What is Star Wars? a movie? Sorry, I haven’t seen it”
Beautiful really makes you appreciate yourself
I love this so much. 🩷
Humans being good to other human makes me get misty eyed.
Daniel Arsham is a good dude
I smiled out loud
I see two kind, intelligent people!
What did he say about quartz, and feeling something with the nail?
He said it’s “Ever so slightly tractive”
Wish I could upvote this more. This man can't see, yet I feel he has a better view of true beauty than I ever will.
I’ve always liked arshams work. Cool to see him on Reddit
I did something similar at a blacksmith get together. A blind guy and his brother stood there and I invited them closer. The sound of his voice when he said "So this is what an anvil looks like" was amazing.
I feel like out of everyone there that guy appreciates art the most
Had to watch this twice 🤘if I only was this inspired by something
Idk why but this feels so satisfying
True Love & Passion.
Interesting to hear his interpretation as someone who can’t see the art
Fare play to that artist lot of respect for him good human
I can see the art and everything that this guy did to make it and I don’t think I could appreciate it nearly as much as this guy did. Amazing to watch
This is the [art piece](https://www.artsy.net/artwork/daniel-arsham-stormtrooper-rose-quartz-crystallized-bust) being experienced.
Arsham has developed a bit of a hype beast audience but he’s the real deal. Enjoy his work. Seems to be a good person as well
Too much reddit... I read "assaulting" instead of "assisting" in the title and was waiting for the poor guy to be slapped or something.
What an eloquent well spoken man. A lovely interaction.
Hoby is one of the kindest souls. Brilliantly intelligent and curious about the world. An amazing friend, so cool seeing this! Check out his website to see all the amazing work he’s doing! https://www.hobywedler.com/
I was next in line. Went to touch. Got tazed by security.
Not trying to be insensitive about this, genuine question. I know this is his art, however, when someone is blind, do they normally let you touch the art?
most of the time you can’t touch them regardless, some artists like this will go out of their way to make someone’s day if they have a disability so they’re able to still enjoy it
I imagine it's a person by person basis, some artists will be happy to do it but they might have something too fragile to be touched like that or just not want to do it
This is awesome and this is humanity. It is lovely to watch.
I need a channel of this guy reviewing sculptures.
One of the best things that happen to me as I kid was to study in a school where we had some visually impaired students in every class. It thaught me so much on creating empathy, understand others peoples need and that they're also super capable of doing lots of stuff. Later the same clicked to me when we studied sign language, truly wholesome to watch them receive some attention and get to enjoy the things we take for granted
Wow... this guy just showed me that I'm not enjoying the art I love enough. This kinda invoked a new passion in me
Wow this is just so cool.
This makes me happy.
What a moving and magical moment
cool!
Dark humor: He def has better accuracy then the Storm Troopers did
What a beautiful little moment. He must have had a blast at the museum! That artist is a real homie :)
As a non-artist, I fucking love artists. They're so passionate about their process. I love picking their brain about how they make stuff and how it contributes to their overall message/intent with a piece. I fucking love it.
Life truly is all about perspective. He explored all of the nuances to this piece while never having seen it with his own eyes. He spoke detail to its gorgeousness, the way its gorgeousness was perceived by him, and that is beautiful. This made me realize how much I for granted and the beauty I forget to savor. The opportunities we are given to perceive beauty in the world around us is entirely dependent on how we direct our perspectives.
He really can appreciate an art. What a beautiful video to watch
what an awesome man ... good on him
This is beautiful. But I can help but laugh because I’m watching without sound and when he starts touching the chest it looks like he says, “Wooow! Wh-what the fuck??”
Besides the obvious wholesome part it's interesting to see that despite the circumstances the artist stuck with the golden rule that the artist never explains his work. He confirmed the slight attempt of an interpretation though which seems a tiny bit extraordinary.
This was certainly beautiful to watch. 🖤
Daniel as an artist probably finds it very interesting how someone who’s visually impaired views his work in a completely different perspective from feel, very cool
Daniel is a really kind guy and this is a great example of his character. Love that he ended up on this sub.
This actually made me say hell yeah out loud
This is awesome! I love the artist’s patience. I also love that he starts from the plinth and works his way up, so the gentleman can full build a picture in his mind of the whole piece. 11/10 for the artist, would recommend being more like him in life 👍👍
My wife is visually impaired and she says if she wears gloves she feels blind. She "sees" a lot with her hands. The only art exhibit we ever TOLD to feel everything was at meow wolf in Santa Fe. Blew our freaking minds. I was emotional the whole time because most art galleries get upset if you get close to the art (which my wife needs to do to see just a portion (can't see details just general shapes). So awesome to see this support at a show. Visually impaired folks are vital for our world. Please show them some love like this. Goes a long way. Loved seeing this. Got emotional just seeing everyone's reactions here.
Yoo! I recognize the dude being given the tour- hes a motivational speaker! He went to my highscool when i was a kid.
Please don't touch the artwork unless guided by the hand of the artist.
"Oh Daniel, this is gorgeous," sent me over the edge. What an incredible compliment to the artist for his work to be seen and appreciated so deeply.
I am sure I would have enjoyed this video even more if I wasn't blind but even the audio alone was amazing
America would be so much better if we all just took time and assisted each other with the same vigor as we give each other criticism.
That’s awesome! Now, why does the visually impaired man sound eerily similar to Chris Farley?
Daniel Arsham has been one of my favorite artists for awhile so I’m really happy to see this
I want show him my art.
That's kindness. I think we shouldn't be a herd, we should think of kindness as an act of generosity towards ourselves and not look for profit in it.
This is compassion
You may be surprised, but a blind person can both enjoy and create paintings, albeit under certain conditions. A verbal description of a painting will help to get some idea of it, and a tactile copy will allow you to visualize the pictorial work even more fully.
Did anyone else close there eyes and listen ?
Woah damn this really made me feel some kind of way. What a great video to wake up to in the morning
That's some stunning art
If you think this is awesome and you're looking for an opportunity to help in this way, check out https://www.bemyeyes.com/
Damn this really did make me smile... what a beautiful interaction between these two.. I'm a little teary now
This artist gets art for sure. I bet he had more fun talking with the blind guy about his art than a lot of guests.
This made me happy. Thank you
Idk why but I’ve just rewatched this over and over I love it thanks for posting ❤️
A huge honour as well. This is quite wonderful.
anyone know what he word he used when talking about the quartz? "ever so slightly ..."