Unit1-Notes from global oneness project：broken screen

Gaia Squarci's photographs document the lives of the sightless and visually impaired in New York. She brings us into an unknown space through her intimate and revealing images of the blind, containing shadows and darkness.

"When you're first losing sight from glaucoma, the world starts to appear fragmented, like through a broken screen. You can see only in some directions. Then you get to the point when you see light but you don't quite understand where it comes from," says Dale Layne.

Collin Watt exercises on the beach in Coney Island. When he was 12, he was given Tegretol, a medicine used to cure epilepsy that can cause strong side effects. His skin peeled off and he was hospitalized for two months. His eyes suffered a stroke of blood pressure, going blind except for a limited capability to see from his right eye. He can see colors and guess shapes in the presence of a strong contrast.

Michael Faillace, a blind employment lawyer, started to swim every day 15 years ago at Asphalt Green in the Upper East Side. The contact with water helps him to dilute the stress of his job. The workers of the swimming pool know him well and make sure he can swim in the lane close to the wall, to protect him from hurting his arm against the plastic lanes.

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http://www.globalonenessproject.org/

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