Unseen

As a disabled artist this is a very personal project and aims to challenge the narrative on how disabled people are viewed. Disabled people are the largest minority group in the world with an estimated 1.6 billion people across the globe living with disabilities, and yet the representation in the media is both problematic and inadequate. This series confronts the ableism that permeates our society and flips the script on what disability 'looks like' by intentionally including those with invisible disabilities and placing them at the centre of their own narrative. Inspired by classical statues, this series celebrates disabled bodies as worthy of art instead of pity. The plastic sheet acts as a double metaphor for how society doesn't see disabled people and as a reminder that you can't always tell if someone is disabled by looking at them.