Article: As far as the heart can see.(Education)

If beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, do the sightless see just darkness and ugliness?Not quite. And a group of artists – composed of photographer Jun de Leon, graphic designer AJ Dimarucot, fashion stylist Millet Arzaga, make-up artist Ria Gamboa, and prosthetics expert Cecille Baun – has made sure that with sight or no sight, beauty is seen and felt by the heart.The group came up with a project like no other during the Manila Design Week 2009. Entitled “Eyes Closed,” the exhibit aimed to reach out to those who have not been gifted with sight. “This made the purpose much, much bigger than the artwork,’’ describes Jun de ...

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