Clarke Reynolds
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Image 1: Portrait of Clarke Reynolds wearing Meta glasses outside his workshop. Photography by Alexander Thomas.
Image 2: Clarke is holding and showcasing 2 of his yellow, circular braille art pieces. Photography by Alexander Thomas.
About Clarke
Ethnicity: White
Pronouns: He/him
Location: Portsmouth, UK
Clarke Reynolds is a visually impaired artist whose work focuses on breaking down barriers and transforming how society interacts with Braille and tactile experiences. His journey from a sighted creative to a blind artist, highlights how losing his vision allowed him to find a deeper artistic voice.
His work challenges conventional notions of Braille, pushing it beyond mere functionality into a bold, visually significant medium that can stand side by side with other forms of popular Art. Clarke’s artistic philosophy is rooted in normalizing Braille as an integral part of our surroundings, much like how we overlook everyday typography.
His projects, demonstrate how Braille can be both tactile and visually engaging. Through these works, he encourages audiences to interact with Braille not just as a language but as an artistic form, offering layers of meaning that go beyond sight alone. His goal is to inspire the next generation of visually impaired people (VIPs) to embrace their creativity, demonstrating that blindness is not a barrier but a different way of seeing and contributing to the world of art. Most importantly by going into schools and teaching Braille through art breaking down the stigma attached to sight loss.
By incorporating Braille into the visual world, he hopes to shift societal perceptions and make art accessible to everyone, regardless of ability. His work has been exhibited in the U.S. India and London, with multiple tv radio and newspaper appearances he offers both artistic insights and personal reflections on his evolving creative process and his life.
His motto is inclusion doesn’t have to be boring as an ambassador for fight for sight and a patron for the charity VICTA Clarke is passionate about making a difference and being seen...a finalist for the national diversity awards 2024 for the positive disability role model of the year.
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Image 1: Clarke holding a square piece of a London underground sign created in braille outside a yellow shed.
Image 2: Clarke is bent over a large board working on a piece of art in his garden outside.
Recent Work
Disability FA Cup - bespoke braille art
Tesco Commercial - cast & creator of bespoke braille art for Tesco head offices.
World Sight Loss Day project - created Braille word search working with local schools and visually impaired children
London solo exhibitions: The Power of Touch, 2023 and 5 Degrees of Vision, 2024
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Image 1: A braille piece of the iconic marmite jar shot against a yellow fence.
Image 2: Clarke being interviewed in front of a camera on set of a commercial for Tesco.
