A Year of Breaking Boundaries Through Braille

The Braille Trilogy – A Year of Breaking Boundaries Through Braille

In October 2022, I achieved something extraordinary—three solo exhibitions within a single calendar year came together for the first time in one space. Aptly named The Braille Trilogy, this momentous occasion was hosted at Quay Arts on the Isle of Wight and brought together three deeply personal and pioneering exhibitions: Decoding Braille, Decoding Me, Journey by Dots, and I Miss Colours but Dot Dot Dot.

Each exhibition represented a chapter in my story—not only as a blind artist but as someone determined to rewrite how society experiences art through touch, sound, and colour-coded braille.

The trilogy began with Decoding Braille, Decoding Me, which toured from Yellow Edge to The Base in Newbury. It invited the public to step into my world using my unique colour-coded braille system, where language, memory, and identity were revealed through touch and texture.

Journey by Dots followed at Aspex Gallery in Portsmouth—an emotional return to the place that first inspired me to become an artist at the age of six. This show was immersive, held in the dark, guided only by UV lights and glowing neon braille. It explored three transformative journeys that shaped me, inviting audiences to physically move through and ‘read’ my life in braille.

The final chapter, I Miss Colours but Dot Dot Dot, focused on grief, nostalgia, and memory—what it means to lose sight of colour but never lose creativity. Together, these exhibitions told my story in full—each one different in tone, but unified by a message that art is, and must be, for everyone.

When they were brought together at Quay Arts, it felt like everything aligned. For the first time, people could walk through the full arc of my journey—from decoding my past to embracing a sensory future built through dots. It was bold, tactile, and unapologetically inclusive.

In just one year, I had transformed three galleries, pushed the boundaries of accessibility, and challenged how people see—literally and metaphorically. The Braille Trilogy was a celebration of resilience, imagination, and the power of turning perceived limitations into artistic superpowers.

Yes, I was busy—but I was also building something bigger: a movement where touch leads the way, and everyone is invited.