Faculty of Design
Illustration
Emily Akerman
Access vs. No Access
Illustration
2026
Acrylic Sheets and Posca Marker
8.5 x 10.5
Access vs. No Access presents two acrylic sheets layered over one another. The pink holds many lips etched alongside a singular eye. The yellow holds only eyes. As the sheets meet and overlap, the two worlds bleed into each other, speaking to what is offered and what is withheld, and how much of life you get depends on what you are given access to.
Work by
Emily Akerman aka. Poofy
Illustration, Visual Storytelling, Deaf Visual Image Art (De'VIA)
“Beyond Hearing is series of works exploring the Deaf experience and an individual’s agency in a hearing-centered world. ...” [More]
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