An inspirational new exhibition opens at Norwich Arts Centre on Monday 11th December, showcasing works resulting from the Asperger East Anglia course in digital media at the St. Benedicts Street venue.

‘Collected Passions’ is an exhibition of images, slideshows and interactive DVDs created by a group of very different people who all have two things in common; they all have Asperger’s Syndrome and they all have creative interests such as drawing, photography, playing music etc.

The project started with a series of tutored workshop sessions over twelve weeks at Norwich Arts Centre where the artists were helped to gain new digital skills that focus on their individual interests and passions. They were taught how to make a DVD that featured video, photos, music and text and provided them with a way of organising and sharing their personal interests with everyone else.

One of the exhibitors, Katherine Penfold, chose this opportunity to make a poignant audio-visual DVD on her thoughts on the way the Norfolk countryside has changed over the years, called ‘Aspects Of Old Age’. Another exhibitor, Lauren Hunt, who has a deep interest in the fairie folk of ancient myths, shows some beautifully subtle animations made in the software Flash. Developing her computer skills has led Ellen Elliot to create a website to share her delicately drawn fashion and figure work.