Santiago Velasquez’s Last Seen

Last Seen partners renowned artists with vision impaired Australians to depict their most cherished visual memory.

His last cherished memory was at the age of nine, cycling with friends around his Colombian apartment complex. He remembers his blue bike, deep red bricks and the vegetation and greenery within the grounds. He recalls the sounds of friends’ laughter and the carefree feeling of riding a bike by himself. Santiago still rides today on a tandem bike.

The Last Seen artworks were sold to help Queensland Eye Institute carry on vital medical research to save sight.

Experience the immersive artwork soundscape:

Artist: Kathleen O’Hagan

Santiago Velasquez’s shared his last seen with Kathleen O’Hagan.

Kathleen is an emerging, Brisbane-based artist and graduate of the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.  In 2016, her drawing, In the Zone, was exhibited in the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), as a recipient of the Creative Generations Excellence Award in Visual Art.

LEARN MORE

Kathleen O'Hagan image with paintings in background

Can art save sight?

This multisensory exhibition that was featured in April, partnered ten influential artists with visually impaired Australians to depict their last, or most cherished memory before their sight deteriorated.

Previous:
‘Oliver’s View’

VIEW ARTWORK

Next:
‘My Last Scene Dreaming’

VIEW ARTWORK

Previous: ‘Oliver’s View’

VIEW ARTWORK

Next: ‘My Last Scene Dreaming’

VIEW ARTWORK