It's quite a testimony to what the human person, and the human brain, is capable of.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Blind Artist in Turkey
I just received an email from Aydın Eroğlu, our wonderful guide in Turkey for our Early Christian World Pilgrimage. He sent the link to a brief (almost 10 minutes) and marvelous video clip about a blind man, who was born without eyes, named Esref Armaga who lives in Ankara, Turkey. The unique thing about him is that he is a painter, with a distinctive style, wonderful sense of color, and uncanny perspective. Apparently he has occasioned some groundbreaking brain research into the function of those parts of the brain that process visual imagery, as you'll see in the video:
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