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Canada Bay install - inclusion Braille -Tables of Love: A Shared Experience - tables corner Formosa and Lyons

Valentine’s Day is traditionally a celebration of connection, love, and intimacy, but for many, these celebrations can often be inaccessible.

Tables of Love invites everyone — regardless of ability — to experience the shared joy and warmth of this day through tactile engagement and Braille.

I have created two interconnected tables, each embedded with Braille inscriptions, affirmations, and tactile patterns. These elements invite interaction through touch, enabling individuals to experience friendship, and unity, whether they are sighted or not.

The tables are not merely functional, they are an invitation to actively engage in the sensory experience of love. By incorporating tactile surfaces and Braille, I seek to create an inclusive environment where love can be felt and understood through touch, transforming the table — a familiar symbol of gathering — into a shared space for all.

Through this work, I aim to break down the barriers that can exclude individuals with visual impairments or different sensory needs, offering a tangible and meaningful experience that speaks to the core of what Valentine’s Day represents: connection, inclusivity, and the celebration of love in all its forms. #canadabaycouncil #guidedogsaustralia #visionaustralia #valentinesday