{"id":22086,"date":"2025-10-24T15:17:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welcometokonjic.ba\/?p=22086"},"modified":"2025-12-22T10:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:44:15","slug":"art-by-touch-konjic-native-lejla-mehanoli-alic-made-art-accessible-to-all-the-senses-in-a-bih-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welcometokonjic.ba\/en\/2025\/10\/24\/art-by-touch-konjic-native-lejla-mehanoli-alic-made-art-accessible-to-all-the-senses-in-a-bih-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Art by Touch: Konjic Native Lejla Mehanoli Ali\u0107 Made Art Accessible to All the Senses in a BiH Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On October 16, the exhibition \u201cCulture for All\u201d<\/strong> opened at the Art Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Through innovative 3D models of selected artworks from the permanent collection, the exhibition brings art closer to persons with disabilities. Visitors are given the opportunity to experience works by Bosnian and Herzegovinian artists such as Roman Petrovi\u0107, \u0110oko Mazali\u0107, Lazar Drlja\u010da, and Karlo Miji\u0107 through touch and sound, opening art to all the senses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The exhibition was organized by the Association Life with Down Syndrome of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/em> (the project lead) and the Art Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as part of the project \u201cMuseum for All,\u201d<\/strong> which, with the support of UNESCO and the European Union, promotes accessibility and the right of everyone to a barrier-free cultural experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A key role in the realization of the project was played by Lejla Mehanoli Ali\u0107, a product designer from Konjic, who designed, modeled, and supervised the production process of the tactile replicas. Lejla Mehanoli Ali\u0107 graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Product Design, and her academic excellence is reflected in her distinctions as Student of the Generation in both primary and secondary school, Best Student of the Generation, and recipient of the Golden Badge of the University of Sarajevo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lejla Mehanoli Ali\u0107 emphasized that the idea of the project was to make exhibitions in museums and galleries \u201cmore accessible to all people, regardless of their abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI was engaged to work on the design and production of tactile replicas of artworks by some of the most renowned artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina. We created tactile 3D-printed replicas of artworks with the aim of bringing art closer to persons with disabilities\u2014particularly blind and visually impaired individuals, as well as those with intellectual disabilities,\u201d Mehanoli Ali\u0107 said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Product designer Mehanoli Ali\u0107 explained which works by Bosnian and Herzegovinian artists were presented at the inclusive exhibition and how they were adapted for tactile experience:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAt the exhibition, we presented works by several of our most renowned artists. We exhibited works by Lazar Drlja\u010da\u2014specifically Travelers<\/em> and The Old Bridge<\/em>\u2014as well as works by \u0110oko Mazali\u0107 and Karlo Miji\u0107. In addition, we included portraits by Roman Petrovi\u0107 and Vlaho Bukovac. The selection of works was made to showcase the breadth and diversity of our artists\u2019 oeuvres, encompassing different motifs (nature, still lifes, portraits) and various techniques. Some artists worked more expressively, others focused on detail, while some, like \u0110oko Mazali\u0107, dealt exclusively with volume. Our primary goal was to approach the replicas in a way that preserves the artist\u2019s sensibility and original intent, while simultaneously presenting texture in a simplified form that people with visual impairments can touch and feel under their fingers\u2014thus opening art to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Adapting artworks for people with visual impairments required a special technique:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe artwork was converted into a 3D format (through scanning or photographing). This was followed by 3D modeling in software, where the texture was adapted so that people with visual impairments could feel it under their fingers. 3D printing was then used to create the final tactile replicas. This is the first time this has been done in our country, something that had not previously been done in a Bosnian and Herzegovinian art gallery, including the Art Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which holds the largest heritage and collection of works by Bosnian and Herzegovinian painters,\u201d emphasized Mehanoli Ali\u0107.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Before being exhibited, the prints were tested in collaboration with members of the Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired in Sarajevo, whose feedback was crucial for the final adjustments, Mehanoli Ali\u0107 emphasized. She added that visitor reactions were extremely positive, and blind and visually impaired attendees expressed their happiness that projects are being launched to make culture accessible to everyone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI believe this was the most important thing\u2014to bring these topics into our society and to work more on such projects. This was a pioneering approach, and I hope that in the future there will be even more successful and better adaptations for all people, regardless of their abilities,\u201d concluded Lejla Mehanoli Ali\u0107.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In the context of future work, she encouraged young artists and designers to consider all the senses in their creations and to take into account different aspects of perception, not just visual or auditory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cTo everyone involved in any kind of creative work, not just art, I would like to say that whenever they create something, they should think about all the senses and how wonderful it would be if everyone could experience what they are making. They should consider different aspects of perception\u2014not just visual or auditory\u2014when creating something for others to perceive. Of course, it is important to first study inclusion and understand people\u2019s needs, rather than working ad hoc. Inclusion is truly a science that must be studied in order to connect everything into a cohesive whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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With this project, Konjic native Lejla Mehanoli Ali\u0107 and the entire team behind the exhibition \u201cCulture for All\u201d<\/strong> have demonstrated that art is truly a universal language, setting a new standard of inclusion in Bosnia and Herzegovina\u2019s cultural heritage and encouraging future generations of artists to create for \u201call the senses.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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