Thomas Rauscher

25 dots

embossed paper
21 x 29,7 cm
2023
edition of 100

Braille uses raised dots to allow blind people to read by touch. While working with Braille for a project, I began counting the dots. A spontaneous idea led me to explore whether there was a combination where the numerical value of the phrase „number of dots“ matched the exact number of dots used to represent the phrase in Braille. After some experimentation, I found this match: „25 dots“ is composed of precisely 25 dots in Braille.

It seems sometimes things just align perfectly.

Braille - 25 dots
Braille - 25 dots, framed
Braille - 25 dots