Journal Article of Exhibition Reviewed by Kelsey Brod
The article written by Kelsey Brod was insightful and helped with the understandings of The Senses: Design Beyond Vision by Cooper Hewitt and encouraged the further research into the exhibition.
The exhibition was consisted of a multitude of designs that were focused on all senses EXCEPT for Vision. Much like Pallasmaa's "The Eyes of the Skin" Hewitt decided to emphasise on the other senses to show they are just as important and should not be neglected due to the hierarchy of vision. I felt Brod's explanation of "The Senses" was insightful giving another perspective of Pallasmaa's workings.
"The Senses open with a powerful series of statements: sensory design is physical; sensory design enhances experience; and sensory design is inclusive... The Senses presupposed our understanding that most of design excludes those with accessibility needs."
I felt this is quite relevant and important, most designs are made with the idea to design for the eye and disregard of other senses. Hewitt however does the opposite, which then makes those with disability inclusive and comfortable with design rather than feeling exclusive which other design may do.
References:
Brod, Kelsey. 2018. “The Senses: Design Beyond Vision, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.” Design and Culture: The Journal of the Design Studies Forum 10 (3): 379-382.
Hewitt, Cooper. 2018. Activating Texture Tour. October. https://www.cooperhewitt.org/event/activating-texture-tour-04-19-2018/.
Hewitt, Cooper. 2018. The Senses: Design Beyond Vision. October. https://www.cooperhewitt.org/channel/senses/.
Pallasmaa, Juhani. 2005. The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses. Wiley-Academy.