“Lines of Communication” from the Braille Series

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Artist: Ange Altenhofen

Title: “Lines of Communication” from the Braille Series

Attribution: "Lines of Communication" from the Braille Series, 1999; Ange Altenhofen

Year: 1999

Materials: Dyed leather, glass beads, pearls, hangers

Dimensions: 20" x 10" x 3"

Image Statement: Two wearable handsewn leather masks are embroidered with beads and pearls representing braille text. The transcribed text is a pair of love poems that the wearers can read by touching each other's faces.