Blind since birth, Pete Haertel has never seen a photograph, but the sculpted 3D versions of the five award-winning photographs in Points of View, a new exhibition at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, are the closest he’s come to experiencing visual art.
“It really puts the picture, if you’ll pardon the pun, into perspective for me,” says the 66-year-old Winnipegger. “It’s detailed and descriptive. It’s safe to say most people who are blind don’t go to museums. This is a game changer.”