The Exhibitions
The Island of the Colorblind
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© Sanne de Wilde/Noor - The Island of the Colorblind
In the late 18th century a terrible typhoon laid waist to Pingelap, a small atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Its king, one of the few survivors, was a carrier of the rare achromatopsia gene, which causes total colour blindness. With time this inherited disease spread in the isolated community and, since then, the island’s residents have seen the world in black and white. The phenomenon was desribed for the first time by the famous neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks. Sanne de Wilde has captured the world not as she sees it - but as she imagines the islanders do.
Galerie Lichtblick
Steinbergerstr. 21
50733 Köln
Nippes
Artists
Sanne de WildeDuration
28.09. – 21.10.2018
Vernissage
28.09.2018 20.00 h – 00.00 h
Opening Hours Festival
Fri 19 – 21 h
Sat + Sun 14 – 18 h
29. + 30. Sept 11 – 19 h
Further Events
18.08.2018 20.00 h – 00.00 h
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