An exhibition of sculptures for tactile enjoyment by the visually impaired sculptor Michiyo Miwa and students from the Gunma
Prefectural School for the Blind. The richness of touch and the fertile world can be “seen” by not relying on the sense of sight.

Michiyo Miwa has mastered the traditional techniques of sculpting Buddhism and Shinto statues, and has created sculptures with outstanding technique and a modern sensibility, but lost her sight due to illness. However, her creative spirit has not waned and she is breaking new ground with her sense of touch.

The works of the students of the School for the Blind raise fundamental questions about how we perceive the world without relying on sight and about our perception of the world.