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MACHINE PARALYSIS: A DIFFERENT KIND OF MOBILITY by Federica Bueti & David Bergé

MACHINE PARALYSIS: A DIFFERENT KIND OF MOBILITY by Federica Bueti & David Bergé

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102 x 162mm, 96 pages, Black white printing, Perfect bound, Softcover, 2025 The Mechanicos (meaning ‘machinic’ in Greek) is a folk dance performed by the sponge divers of Kalymnos island, recording the crippling effects of decompression sickness and paralysis caused by increasing industrial exploitation. Today, a disproportionate number of persons with physical impairments and debilitating conditions remain largely invisible. The writing in this book points to different experiences of movement, time, and space: Whether through the creation of a vernacular sign language; a different pacing of t

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