Sensorineural sculptural installation opens at Kelowna Art Gallery – Kelowna News

A new art exhibition at the Kelowna Art Gallery is on exhibit with a unique connection to individuals who are challenging of hearing.

The show, Sensorineural sculptural set up, is on display now via September 18.

“Hearing reduction impacts people of all ages and demographics,” states Kelsie Balehowsky, the artist driving the exhibition.

“Something like sensorineural hearing loss, for example, is not anything you can convey to promptly just by wanting at another person. This exhibition aims to unfold awareness of hearing well being and minimize stigma.”

Guests will be in a position to get their initially look at Sensorineural this 7 days. It is offered in the Gallery’s street-stage Glass Gallery space that is viewable from outdoors of the building.

The internet site-unique set up is motivated by Balehowsky’s son who was born with sensorineural hearing loss.

It options oversized blended media sculptures of the tiny bones that make up the center and inner ear.

They are finished in a golden coat of paint and suspended against a lavender backdrop.

Viewers will have to do the job a small to get a clear look at.

The entrance of the glass has a frosty opaque end with only vertical “audio” slats to get a glimpse by.

Balehowsky has integrated a QR code that backlinks to an online listening to decline simulator to include a additional dimension to the expertise.

Balehowsky suggests her “artistic exercise is a indicates to observe, specific, interpret, and course of action the human working experience.”

The Kelowna Art Gallery is found at 1315 Water Avenue, in downtown Kelowna.