This lecture/performance by Christine Sun Kim at the SFMOMA looks interesting so I did a bit of background research on her works and found this video from the Whitney Museum of American Art.
The artist was born deaf, which has become a major driving force behind her works on using drawings, texts, and info-graphics to convey her experiences as a deaf person and how the society treats the deaf.
Being deprived of a major sensory input (like sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch) closes the door for many life experiences and yet opens alternative modes of communication and expression, often challenging the dominant narratives around disability.
In the end I did not attend the lecture/performance due to scheduling constraints, but hope to catch up with her works in the future.
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