Mixed Feelings: Autistic Joy | SchwarzRund & simo_tier

Artists and activist SchwarzRund talks with simo_tier about autistic joy and echolalia.

*** With a commitment to practices that explore sounds in all forms, mixed feelings is co-curated by Saverio Cantoni, Dana Cermane, and SchwarzRund, merging conversation and sound art, music, and experimental practices transforming our present. mixed feelings is guided by a notion of accessibility as an empowering creative territory – What would the radio be like if it were accessible to Deaf folks? Are we willing to give space to the Deaf community in a conventionally hearing-only territory? As an ongoing format initiated in 2021 and since hosted by Refuge Worldwide, mixed feelings unfolds in one-hour-long episodes in spoken languages and signing language (mainly International Sign Language), with screenreader-accessible transcripts accompanying each episode. This fluid format evolves over time, recognizing accessibility as a still very speculative practice, and the folks involved in this project will shape it by merging individual experiences and communal thinking.