Magicians challenged to create sound-only tricks for visually impaired audiences

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Individuals who live with blindness and visual impairments often face significant barriers to accessing, and participating in, artistic expression like magic Gustav Kuhn Dr Gustav Kuhn, from the University of Plymouth, is coordinating the competition as part of a research project that aims to make magic more inclusive by allowing individuals with visual impairments to experience the art from. He also believes that studying auditory magic tricks may also reveal intriguing insights into the nature of human perception and highlight important differences between vision and hearing. “Individuals who live with blindness and visual impairments often face significant barriers to accessing, and participating in, artistic expression like magic. “By focusing on auditory perception alone, this challenge provides a unique opportunity for this audience to experience magic performances in a meaningful way.” The competition is open for submissions until October, with the winner being announced at the Science of Magic Association conference in Las Vegas in November 2024.