RSBC - ‘In Our Dreams We See Forever’

CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR BLIND CHILDREN AT CP&B

In the UK, blind children will not work more than 6 months of their entire lives. This shocking fact became the tension for an inspiring art piece by Robert Montgomery. The ‘In our dreams we see forever’ campaign featured a powerful video installation where blind children talked about their dreams for their future.

As a charity the Royal Society for Blind Children had little if any awareness. Add to that the fact that we rarely ever see blind children in our daily lives and it was clear that a different approach to the traditional ways of raising money and awareness was needed. Our challenge became to make the cause of these invisible children, unmissable. 

“In Our Dreams We See Forever” is an art hybrid, combining light sculpture, film and poetry in a moving vehicle.

The piece features a trademark Montgomery light poem on its roof. Inside, a four-screen video installation runs on a loop, relaying interviews with visually impaired children about their dreams and aspirations. The effect is immersive as conversations transmit around the viewer. The vehicle is imprinted with Braille poems from the children, flipping the disability that the children face every day onto the viewer.

“I chose to film the children talking about their dreams to give an insight into their vivid and charming imaginations, and also because in a way we are all equal when we dream”. Robert Montgomery

‘In Our Dreams We See Forever’ launched at Granary Square, King's Cross - then embarked on a journey around the country, before being auctioned with all the money going to the RSBC.