mixed feelings | Saverio & Noah Gokul

mixed feelings is a radio show exploring accessibility in the arts from the experience and practices of disabled artists worldwide. In this episode, saverio and Noah Gokul present the ongoing community work of a circle of friends and comrades, that are learning from the Disability Justice movement to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon. They hold space for grief and rage, and are honored to introduce the work developed with their community peers Elliot and Lian who will are producing upcoming radio episodes.

This episode is mainly in spoken English, a transcript is available here: https://pad.systemli.org/p/r.cda0d759f08e3c397e64f9dc269be817

With a commitment to practices that explore sounds in all forms, mixed feelings is co-curated by Saverio Cantoni, Dana Cermane, and SchwarzRund, in spoken languages and signing language (mainly International Sign Language). Screenreader-accessible transcripts accompany each episode. Accessibility is an empowering creative territory. How would the radio be if it were accessible to Deaf folks? Are we willing to give space to the Deaf community in the conventionally hearing-only territory? mixed feelings merges conversation and sound art, music, and experimental practices transforming our present. This fluid format evolves over time because accessibility is still a very speculative practice, and the folks involved in this project will shape it by merging individual experiences and communal thinking.

A special thanks to Frances, George, Graeme, Leona, Linnéa, Nicky, and Richard.

mixed feelings is part of the initiative DRAUSSENSTADT, funded by the Berliner Projektfonds Urbane Praxis and the Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaflichen Zusammenhalt.