“Be an author and actor of oneself”
The University of Reunion, in partnership with IRSAM La Ressource and photographer Stéfan Grippon offer you a multisensory photographic exhibition
“Be an author and actor of oneself”
Created by fifteen sensory impaired people from IRSAM La Ressource
Enriched with tactile adaptations, visual and audio testimonies
From December 1, 2023 to February 23, 2024 BU Saint-Denis Droit-Lettres
Awareness day: Thursday February 15, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 15:00 p.m.
The project entitled “Being an author and actor of oneself”, aimed to have young people with sensory disabilities practice an art that is often little or not accessible to them. By advocating confidence and surpassing oneself, the second objective (no pun intended) was to break down the barriers of disability and create a link between two worlds with different benchmarks.
Through photography, the young people put their self-portraits into images and sound, in co-action with the photographer Stéfan Grippon, resident artist at the institution. The multidisciplinary team of the Resource, supporting young people on a daily basis, provided its support and expertise in the adaptations necessary to carry out this audacious project.
Concretely, eight young visually impaired people and seven young hearing impaired people presented their self-portraits in the form of a photographic triptych. A self-portrait is not a simple portrait of oneself, it can be a representation of oneself, of one's desires, of one's past, a trait of one's personality, a projection on one's future. These images are the result of a personal reflection on one's own identity, encouraging one to value oneself, in order to reveal oneself to others.
IRSAM La Ressource is made up of an Institute for the Hearing and Visually Impaired (IDA-IDV), a Support Service for Family and School Education (SSEFS) and an Acquisition Assistance Service of Autonomy and Schooling (SAAAS). The multidisciplinary team offers multiple services aimed at the autonomy and inclusion of beneficiaries.
About the IRSAM association Created more than 160 years ago in Marseille, on the initiative of Father Louis-Toussaint Dassy and originally developed by the Religious Congregation of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate, the IRSAM Association is a 1901 law association recognized as being of public utility, belonging to the medico-social sector, in PACA, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Reunion. She supports people with disabilities, most of whom have a sensory deficiency, in specialized establishments, in ordinary settings and in learning and training centers.