something stranger

In development with Kickstart Disability Art & Culture

Something Stranger delves into the myriad ways that neurodivergent and mad communities relate to monsters in popular culture. In this web-based project, six artists contend with monstrosity, disability, and representation through creative reflections across a range of mediums, including: a song, a comic, a text-based solo journaling game, a pitch deck for a film concept, concept art for a stop-motion film using crochet figures, and concept art for a digital dress-up game. These artists draw not only from their disability experiences, but also from their experiences as queer, trans, and/or BIPOC community members.

​Additionally, Something Stranger experiments with “access aesthetics” through audio description tracks and transcripts that both increase accessibility and serve as creative elements in their own right.

Contributors: Vivian Li, Lissa Neptuno, Brianna Price, Nat Swanson, Lyev Morotzov-Teplova, Anonymous

Access Coordinator: Hannah Sullivan Facknitz
Project Mentors: Jenna Reid & Angela Chalmers
Sound Composer & Designer: Anju Singh
Creative Transcript Designer: Kay Slater
Audio Description Consultant: Amy Amantea
Transcript Consultant: Shanna Cheng
Concept Creator & Project Manager: V (Veronique) West
Artwork of a changeling, a human-like monster with curling horns, sharp claws, and dark pupil-less eyes. They wear headphones with a neurodiversity pride sticker. They look over their shoulder and smile, holding a mask shaped like a human face.
Artwork by V West.