Carefuffle Working Group

Come and join us for Bassam Issa Al-Sabah and Jennifer Mehigan: Biolytic Daughter exhibition opening next Thursday, November 6 at VSSL Studio from 6-9 pm. Co-curated by Mine Kaplangı, Benjamin Sebastian, Joseph Morgan Schofield and Ash McNaughton, this exhibition forms part of the Entanglements of the Apocalypse programme. The exhibition is supported by Carefuffle who are assisting the VSSL team and the artists to make the exhibition more accessible. This exhibition is made possible with public funding from the National Lottery and Arts Council England and Cultúr Éireann (Culture Ireland). Exhibition text is available in accessible formats (Plain English, Audio Description) through the link in bio and on our website. Teaser from Uncensored Lilac (2024), a 30-minute video by Bassam Issa Al-Sabah and Jennifer Mehigan, and creative captioning by Carefuffle Video description: The video depicts a humanoid figure with bright green hair, glittering pink and gold skin, and gold sculptural armour elements over their chest and limbs. In zero gravity the figure sits on an organic, moss-like surface floating in infinite outer space, surrounded by small asteroids and a distant moon, everything flows and twists. @carefuffle @this.isnowhere @jennifermehigan @minekaplangi @fraxin_us @benjaminsebastian @jmschofield @enclaveprojects @aceagrams @cultureireland @marco____berardi

VSSL Studio is pleased to present Biolytic Daughter, a new exhibition by artists Bassam Issa Al-Sabah and Jennifer Mehigan. The show is co-curated by Mine Kaplangı, Benjamin Sebastian, Joseph Morgan Schofield, and Ash McNaughton. The show is part of the wider programme titled Entanglements of the Apocalypse. This exhibition is supported by Carefuffle, who are working with the artists to make the exhibition more accessible. Biolytic Daughter Artists: Bassam Issa Al-Sabah and Jennifer Mehigan Exhibition Dates: From 6th to 30th November, 2025 Opening Night: Thursday 6 November, 6pm to 9pm Contrasting the relationship between avatars and screens, and the feminine and the landscape – a common trope in feminist utopian literature – Bassam Issa Al-Sabah and Jennifer Mehigan question how we embody and are altered by climate collapse. Reflecting on the flatness of the screen, and their flattening of politics, they explore the impossibility and bureaucracy of being right in what can feel like the end of the world. Accessibility info: The video work Uncensored Lilac from the exhibition is captioned. For details of the exhibition, Plain English and Audio Described Versions of the exhibition text together with a Visual Story of how to get to VSSL Studio please visit the links in our bio or our website. Image Credits: 1-2. Biolytic Daughter Exhibition Posters, 2025, A collaboration between Bassam Issa Al-Sabah and Jennifer Mehigan Image descriptions in Alt Text. @vsslstudio @aceagrams @carefuffle @this.isnowhere @jennifermehigan @minekaplangi @benjaminsebastian @fraxin_us @jmschofield @enclaveprojects @cultureireland

And we are LIVE! Don't miss out— watch the programme trailer now and head to our website [link in bio] to explore the inspiring and innovative films featured in 'Glittering Wormholes, Heavenly Ruptures, The Entirety Become a Glitch.' The programme is available online until Sunday! Dive in while you can! * Due to a scheduling adjustment, we had to postpone the screening of Yo-Yo Lin's film ‘Re:collection’. Please stay tuned for future updates to experience this film. All the films in the programme are captioned and contain sensory notes. Programme information is available in accessible formats (Easy Read, Audio Description) through the link in bio. Video description in Alt Text. [Video by @coco____ ] This programme is free to attend, but if possible, we would love If you could donate to Crips for eSims for Gaza and Donation for Sudan [links in bio]. Towards a Liberatory Future! Carefuffle Working Group #Carefuffle #KarenBarad

We are excited to introduce ‘Anthem’ by Marlon Riggs and “Deep News” by Eternal Engine and as part of our upcoming online programme “Glittering Wormholes, Heavenly Ruptures, The Entirety Becomes a Glitch”. The programme will screen online on our website, link in bio. The programme dives into queer and crip quantum. It explores how queer and crip identities, like atoms marked by breaks, fissures, and radical transformations can break away from binaries and normative illusions, offering a vision of resistance and proclaiming a new world to come. Marlon Riggs' "Anthem" boldly explores the intersections of Black masculinity, queerness, and resistance against systemic oppression. Riggs reclaims the eroticism and sensuality of African American men as acts of defiance against anti-Blackness and homophobia. Using poetry, African rhythms, and provocative imagery, he challenges cultural narratives that silence marginalised bodies. "Anthem" is a manifesto, proclaiming that a new world is emerging where the oppressed reclaim their voices and bodies. "Deep News," a public television proposal by Eternal Engine and Paweł Mazur, envisions a futuristic TV studio with neural networks generating fragmented news scripts and deepfake presenters. Set against a vivid 3D backdrop, it blurs the lines between reality and simulation, reflecting on the chaotic content of late capitalism. The work takes viewers on a frenetic, psychedelic journey, exposing the artifice of social and cultural systems, and questioning if we are headed for an inevitable doomsday. All the films in the programme are captioned and contain sensory notes. Programme information is available in accessible formats (Easy Read, Audio Description) through the link in bio. This programme is free to attend, but if possible, we would love If you could donate to Crips for eSims for Gaza and Donation for Sudan [links in bio]. Image Description in Alt Text. Image Credits 1. Still from ‘Anthem’ (1991) by Marlon Riggs 2. Still from ‘DEEP NEWS’ (2021) by Eternal Engine @eternal.enginee 3. Programme poster by @coco____ #CareFuffle #KarenBarad

We are so thrilled to introduce the first two films as part of our upcoming programme “Glittering Wormholes, Heavenly Ruptures, The Entirety Becomes a Glitch”. The programme will screen online on our website, link in bio. The programme dives into queer and crip quantum. It explores how queer and crip identities, like atoms marked by breaks, fissures, and radical transformations, can break away from binaries and normative illusions, offering a vision of resistance and proclaiming a new world to come. In ‘It's Raining Frogs Outside,’ Maria Estela Paiso presents a surreal vision of isolation at the end of the world. As frogs fall from the sky, Maya returns to her childhood home in the Philippines, where familiarity turns to fear. Confined to the house, Maya's memories blur into a feverish dreamscape, with no clear beginning or end. By exploring time's fluidity and the body's transformations, the film confronts memory, trauma, and displacement within the mundane. Bassam Issa Al-Sabah’s film ‘Dissolving Beyond the Worm Moon’ is an evocative exploration of how past trauma manifests in the present. The film intertwines time travel, future thinking, and PTSD, portraying the body as a vessel navigating fractured timelines. It transcends binaries and conditioned responses to violence, memory, trauma, and identity, honouring diverse experiences within the context of war. All the films in the programme are captioned and contain sensory notes. Programme information is available in accessible formats (Easy Read, Audio Description) through the link in bio. This programme is free to attend, but if possible, we would love If you could donate to Crips for eSims for Gaza and Donation for Sudan [links in bio]. Image Descriptions in Alt Text. Image Credits: 1. Still from ‘It’s Raining Frogs Outside’ (2021) by Maria Estela Paiso. 2. Still from ‘Dissolving Beyond the Worm Moon’ (2019) by Bassam Issa Al-Sabah. 3. Programme poster by @coco____ #CareFuffle #KarenBarad @this.isnowhere @_metromaria @cinemaforall

GLITTERING WORMHOLES, HEAVENLY RUPTURES, THE ENTIRETY BECOMES A GLITCH ‘What could be more queer [crip] than an atom?’ - Karen Barad There is no ‘absolute’, no ‘fixed’, there’s no destination, only possibility. A glitch sparks our existence—an audacious act of constant transgression. We time travel towards the open-ended becoming—deep and profound changes. The programme dives into queer and crip quantum theory. Marked by breaks, fissures, failures and the possibilities for new arrangements, we time travel to break away from the binaries and the illusions of social and cultural systems. We time travel holding multiple frameworks of ruptures and transformation. In this journey, we explore how queer and crip identities are not passively situated in the world but actually create it. Queer crip existence, as atoms, form a spacetimematter (space-time-matter) as a unified whole. In this rebellious act of relational worldbuilding, they organise themselves against normative logics and structures. They exist in many places simultaneously and travel through all possible paths at once, fueled by the shapeshifting potential of queer/crip becoming—both constructive and destructive. Through quantum travel across different temporalities, they offer an alternative sense of history, one that’s entangled with issues of atom bombs, war, militarism, imperialism and colonialism. The films in this programme, as a constellation, ask how queer/crip quantum might help us hack normative conditioning further. Without a smooth path connecting beginning and end we twist, turn, stretch, shrink, speed up, slow down, move in circles and upwards, jitter, stutter, glitch, and flow, we queer and crip, being swept in a time travel and spacetimematter (space-time-matter) transgression, asking how can we diffract and entwine various temporalities to do justice, or as Marlon Riggs says, “Every time we kiss we confirm the new world coming.”

‘What could be more queer [crip] than an atom?’ - Karen Barad  We’re so excited to invite you to our online screening programme, titled “𝗚𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝘂𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗚𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵.” The programme dives into queer and crip quantum theory. Bringing together a collection of deeply inspiring films, we explore how queer and crip identities are not passively situated in the world but actually create it. Like atoms marked by breaks, fissures, and new possibilities of relational worldbuilding— how can we break away from binaries and normative illusions to proclaim a new world coming? 📅 Screening Dates: 18 - 20 October 2024 The programme will be available online during these dates on our website. [Link in our bio]  Programme:  ‘Dissolving Beyond the Worm Moon’ (2019) by Bassam Issa Al-Sabah ‘It’s raining frogs outside’ (2021) by Maria Estela Paiso ‘DEEP NEWS’ (2021) by Eternal Engine ‘Re:collections’ (2021) by Yo-Yo Lin 林友友 ‘Anthem’ (1991) by Marlon Riggs Accessibility Info: Captions: All films are captioned. Sensory and Content Notes: Provided at the start of each film and on our website. More Info: For details on the films, artists, and accessibility with the available Easy Read Version and Audio Described Version please visit the [Link in our bio] 🔗 This project is mostly self-funded, and we’re aware of its accessibility limitations. If you face any barriers attending the programme in this format, please reach out to us at carefufflecollective[at]gmail.com., so we can explore alternative options  together :) Looking forward to sharing this journey together. Image Description in Alt text #Carefuffle #KarenBarad @itsyosquared @this.isnowhere @_metromaria @eternal.enginee @anitakaslow @minekaplangi @coco____ @cinemaforall @antiuniversitynow

Sunday night Cane Club. [ID: Three canes lean against a red metal cabinet. Each of them has a different personality. First on the left is a black, foldable cane, functional and good for a performance stunt. The middle one is an elegant light brown wooden cane, which often comes with a free glass of old whiskey. The cane on the right is a self crafted wooden cane, a little chunkier than the other two. It was made out of an old branch found in a park, crafted with love and care.] . . . #CaneClub #SundayVibes #CripRest

Thank you @wysing.arts.centre for this invitation! We are very excited and looking forward to sharing and engaging in mutual-learning this Wednesday, as part of The Art of Captioning project, together with @ninathomasart We hope that in this workshop we can collectively unravel and inspire new ways of thinking about captions as ‘Aesthetics of Access’ that sparks innovation, offers creative provocation, removes disabling barriers and stands for collective joy, care and solidarity.  It is a practical and interactive workshop where participants will have the opportunity to engage in creative tasks and experiment with translating sound into captions to encourage them to start forming their own methods for caption-writing, all in a welcoming and supportive atmosphere. Anita’s disability directly impacts their executive, psychosocial and physical functioning, and with their recent Covid-19 positive testing, this workshop will embrace sick and mad time, so please be aware that it might finish slightly later than planned. [ID: On the black background, a yellow letter ‘W’ appears in the left top corner with yellow writing beneath that reads Wysing Arts Centre. In the middle of the image, white writing in bold font reads The Art of Captioning: Introduction to Caption-Writing and Caption Consultation with Care-Fuffle Working Group and Nina Thomas. At the bottom of the screen, in the subtitle area, yellow captions read [slow, dreamy music sways, like sad memories passing] . #aestheticsofaccess #theartofcaptioning #captionwriting #accessworkshop #creativecaptions #wysingartscentre #groupsession #collectiveaccess #carework #disabilityinclusion #disabledandproud #captioningworkshop

LAST WEEK to see DWOSKINO at @luxmovingimage ft. new films by @p___staff @evan_ife and @margaretsalmon , which we were so excited to caption. The films take creative inspiration and in their own unique way translate the themes explored in Stephen Dwoskin work. The OC screenings take place every day 12PM/1PM followed by the AD screenings at 2PM/3PM. Don’t miss out! With care and solidarity, CFC Image 1: P.Staff ‘HEVN’ Nigh time, the view appears to be from inside of the car looking out into the road. The red traffic light shines, with pink, orange and blue city lights illuminating the distant road. Irregular-shaped white flakes obscure the left side and the centre of the image. At the bottom of the screen, the white captions on grey background read ‘furious engine revving’. Image 2: Evan Ifekoya ‘Undercurrent 528’ Blurry image of what appears to be a person of colour wearing a pinkish kimono-styled wrap, which is open in the middle, showing partially exposed torso. They look down at their hand as it touches the middle of their chest. Behind them there’s green foliage and a blackboard with colourful writing. At the bottom the screen the white captions on grey background read ‘soothing synth emerges beneath pounding drums’ Image 3: Margaret Salmon ‘Boy (Winter) Black and white mid-shot of a baby being held in someone’s hands, yawing with their mouth wide open and eyes closed. The background is blurred. At the bottom of the screen the captions read ‘tired yawn’ . . . . #dwoskino #stephendwoskin #experimentalfilm #filmanddisability #hevn #undercurrent528 #boywinter #luxmovingimage #accessforall #captions #audiodescription #londonexhibition #archwayexhibition #waterlowparkhighgate

We had the great pleasure to work with @emmawolukauwanambwa on captions for Emma’s beautiful and intriguing film ‘Promised Lands’. The film is now streaming on @campleline ahead of the conversation with Emma on the 5th March as part of (IM)MATERIAL WORLDS programme. Make sure to watch and tune in for the talk! . . #promisedlands #onlinescreening #captions #experimentalcinema #emmawolukauwanambwa #campleline #accessibilityforall

💥💥 WE ARE LIVE! 💥💥 Join us online to our last offering as part of Repeated Apparitions. 📽📽 The screening presents six extraordinary and vital short films: suspiration! dir. Camara Taylor, UK, 2021, 23’ The Island is No Home dir. Shamica Ruddock, UK, 2021, 2’ COYOLXAUHQUI dir. Colectivo Los Ingrávidos, Mexico, 2016, 10’ So Much I Want to Say dir. Mona Hatoum, UK, 1983, 5’ I dreamed I called you on the telephone dir. Bryony Gillard, UK, 2021, 25’ Silence dir. Nina Thomas, UK, 2021, 8’ Accompanied by a recorded performance by Mengqi He. Available to watch 6:30PM - 8:30PM 🕰🕰 in the UK and Ireland. The programme is CC. Link in bio! Password: finalapparition Hope you will appreciate the screening. With care and solidarity [ID: a slow screen video, scrolling down a web page, presenting a selection of films, lined up one under the other] .#onlinescreening #experimentalfilm #experimentalshortfilm #repeatedapparitions #ukscreening #calligraphyperformance #londonscreening