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In this chapter, the author shows how the hierarchy of the senses might be realigned to allow more space for new knowledge to be generated through touch. She reveals both the potential and the challenges to curating multisensorial contemporary art exhibitions by using Sweet Gongs Vibrating as a case study. Each piece encouraged multisensorial engagement to greater and lesser extents, provoking thoughtful critique on the methods by which sensorium can be activated through modes of creative and conceptual access. Historically, the limited preoccupation with the concept of access in museums and art galleries has obscured the possibility of more generative sensorial-related content within exhibitions, displays, and other curatorial practices. However, with the massive growth of museums, tactile engagement became unsustainable owing to an inability to maintain a controlled environment to keep a watchful eye over greasy hands and clumsy fingers.
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