Live Art
SOILED
Resource
In SOILED, Turinsky creates a utopia of the human against the narrative of the Anthropocene based on his own experiences related to disability.
Daniel Kotowski
Artist
I am an indicator of incompleteness, inconsistent with the norm, because I am Deaf and I do not use phonic speech. Talking about incompleteness and completeness in the existential dimension, I analyse their potential. I am either considering the possibility of fulfilling expectations of completeness or protesting against it. I am looking for the limit of ambivalence. My artistic practice is the starting point for reflection on the ways of existence. It is based on research where I use stories of those who are incomplete and complete. I observe their experiences and their interpersonal relationships. The way we are perceived by other individuals. My works concern the mechanism of power over biology, social and linguistic communication and social policy. They often refer to the concept of biopower and biopolitics. Based on my own experiences and observations, I develop my own strategy for managing my communication tool or body. I bring back the memory of incompleteness. I use various forms of expression, such as performances, design, installations, photography, objects and videos.
We Are Not Monsters
FilmResource
Led by Dalibor Šandor, a Serbian learning disabled performer and director, ‘We Are Not Monsters’ is a powerful performance commissioned through Europe Beyond Access that challenges the marginalisation and discrimination experienced by disabled people in society.
Open letter to major European policymakers demands full participation of people with disabilities in the arts
OpinionResource
December 3, 2020
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020, members of the European Arts & Disability Cluster have written an open letter to multiple European policymakers to ensure the European cultural programme 2021-2027 has the full participation of people with disabilities as artists, as arts professionals and as audiences. The cluster represents multiple transnational collaborative projects and initiatives focussed on the work of professional disabled artists. The open letter is published in full below.
