Event Banner. Blue, pink, and green shapes against a window scene with blinds. Dis slash Play title, 50 plus disabled creatives light up the GTA. Logos at the bottom for ReelAbilities Film Festival, Toronto, Miles Nadal JCC Downtown Toronto, and ArtWorx TO.
Dis/Play is a project that shines a light on over 50 disabled creatives telling their own stories through photography, illustrations, and other artistic mediums, woven into a 10-minute multi-media display that was projected onto unique exterior walls across Toronto, Treaty 13 territory, in November 2021.
Featured storytellers included Jasmine Noseworthy Persaud, Winter Plum and Michel Dumont.
Each artist was asked to submit words that represented the intention or point of view of their submitted pieces. These words were then woven into an original music piece, underscoring the projections as a form of poetic audio description.
Dis/Play was devised and produced by Ophira in partnership with the ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto/Miles Nadal JCC as part of ArtWorxTO: Toronto’s Year of Public Art 2021-2022.
Performance Piece Video
Dis/Play Zine
Explore the Dis/Play Zine with contributor artist bios, alt text, and insight into the live experience, built by Beyond Access:
Four screen projections of pieces on buildings. First of a baby photo and illustration of a mother and cihld, you deserve space to name. ASL interpreter signing the caption: Thank you for understanding as I transition in and out of pain, In [illegible] of past and present. Second the event cover banner and logos on a building with windows. Third of a cat illustration on a street light in the rain. A child looks at the projection. Fourth of the Dis slash Play logo on a building with the number 4 on it.