Digital Carnival Z

NEW NORMAL: an embodied novel

by Margaret Dragu and Justine A. Chambers

Margaret Dragu maps her experience of moving through the public sphere as a person with a mobility issue. Alongside Justine A. Chambers, a dance artist, they create an immersive installation that explores the social architecture of ability through video, performance, music and text. The video runs for 2 minutes and 30 seconds. ASL interpreted and Extended Audio Described versions of the video are available, with a matching transcript which can be downloaded below the videos.

A person walking away in a narrow hallway using walking sticks. The person wears a dark green outfit. The image has a multiple exposure effect.
“NEW NORMAL: an embodied novel” by Margaret Dragu with Justine A. Chambers (2021), Video Still. Image courtesy of the artists.

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NEW NORMAL: an embodied novel – by Margaret Dragu and Justine A. Chambers. To learn more about the artists and their work, read Margaret Dragu and Justine A. Chamber’s artist statement and biographies.