GALLERY 1
SPECTRUM OF SIGHT – BRIDIE DOYLE-ROBERTS
13 JUNE – 29 AUGUST
If I didn’t tell you, how would you know how far into the tunnel I’ve gone…
Spectrum of Sight is an immersive theatrical art installation created by performer and artist Bridie Doyle-Roberts that steps into the uncertain world of impending blindness.
Having discovered she has a degenerative eye condition, Bridie has used her experience to create furniture, poetry and soundscapes that explore how we see, what we see, and what it feels like when the visual world is getting lost in the dark.
By drawing on her personal journey, Bridie evokes a sense of danger and uncertainty where you can’t trust what your eyes tell you. Domestic items in various states, such as chairs and lamps, become hazards that play with our perceptions. A triple layered soundscape, available through silent disco headsets, brings together spoken word poetry in Welsh and English, nature sounds, including rain bouncing off objects, and a dramatic soundscape of trains entering tunnels with cello and disconcerting sound effects created by Composer, Simon McCorry.
This creates an intimate and immersive experience where Bridie invites you to sit, listen, and to touch the artworks.
“Losing my sight has been a process of grief and loss, acceptance, discovery and a crisis of identity. My work considers how a severely sight impaired person interacts with the world, how much we rely on touch, sound, light and contrast and whether we know what is beyond our fingertips or whether something is or is not what it seems. I hope that people will feel a sense of appreciation about what this experience is like for people like myself and understand that sight is a spectrum and not something that is on or off.” – Bride Doyle-Roberts
Spectrum of Sight has been created with creative access at its core, this means that creative solutions have been embedded in the artworks or are available online to make the content accessible for visually impaired, Deaf, hard of hearing, and neurodivergent audiences. Some of these included embedded sound, audio described elements, Braille, tactile elements, written words, video, and BSL interpreted versions of the soundscapes.
Find out more about our Exhibition Tours, including BSL and Audio Description tours, below.
There will be an opening in the gallery on Saturday 13 June, 12-2pm, and the exhibition will run until the 29 August 2026.
If you would like to find out more about our building and access to help plan your visit, see our visitor information and Access Guide.
If you have any questions or queries, please get in touch via email at hello@llantarnamgrange.com or call on 01633 483321.
EXHIBITION TOURS
Artist Tour
Join Bridie for a talk and tour of Spectrum of Sight at the opening event on Saturday 13 June, 1pm.
BSL (British Sign Language) Tours
Wednesday 17 June, 1-2pm
Saturday 27 June, 1-2pm
Audio Description Tours
Wednesday 1 July
Saturday 11 July
