Machine Paralysis - A Different Kind of Mobility merche blasco « Jürgen Nielsen-Sikora

« Jürgen Nielsen-Sikora

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Machine Paralysis - A Different Kind of Mobility merche blasco « Jürgen Nielsen-SikoraThe 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