Henry did not talk the whole time.
Not a word.
We played Glenn Gould and he set to work immediately.
He gathered every paint and drawing material available.
Then, with no hesitation, Henry started applying medium to the wall.
It was a beautiful and rare thing to witness someone unabashedly experimenting.
The way Henry applied and moved paint around was something extraordinary to behold.
He would run back to the material room and come back holding something to my face with a questioning glance.
He had found the liquid ink stash.
Using brushes, rollers, metal chunks, fingers, crayons, felt pens and chalk he worked at a relentless pace.
Often his whole body moved with repetitive gestures, mimicking the pace of Goulds music.
Henry is also an accomplished pianist.
He is diagnosed autistic.
I re-diagnose him as total genius!
Play, Fall, Rest, Dance is an exhibition project by Valerie Salez. The artist works with children with disabilities to help them explore the creative process of installation making. The exhibition runs from June 3 to July 5, 2014. The public is welcome to visit grunt gallery to see the installations that will continuously change and evolve over the course of the project.
Read more here.