Helsinki-based designer Marc Dillon is using 3D printing to give blind people the opportunity to experience classical art through his Unseen Art project. The Unseen Art is a non-profit initiative that uses 3D printed art for the visually-impaired. Marc Dillon said that it would be a revolution to get blind people going to art galleries, people hate them because there is nothing there to touch.

“Imagine not knowing what Mona Lisa’s smile looks like, or Van Gogh’s sunflowers. Imagine you heard people talking about them and knew they existed, but could never experience them for yourself. For the millions of people who are blind, that’s a reality,” the project explains in a video.

Unseen Art – 3D Printed art for the visually impaired

The Unseen Art team uses 3D imaging and sand-based 3D printing to recreate works of art on a scale and quality that can be put on display in museums.

The Unseen Art project is not the first to have come up with this concept. 3D printing has been used to turn photos into “Touchable Memories” and even to help a blind mother “see” the ultrasound of her unborn child.

The designer is raising money to create an online repository where artists could submit their art in 3D formats, letting anyone with a 3D printer print it.

You can help them in their IndieGoGo fundraiser.

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