She's Sick

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A pink square containing the title "see you at home" in curvy text and a line drawing of a small house with a picket fence

What does the dream accessible home look like?

“See You At Home” aims to answer this question on both a miniature and life-size scale, illustrating the fusion of accessibility and modern design within an imaginary home environment. Featuring three models that represent a spectrum of visible and invisible disabilities, combined with products that aim to showcase the possibilities within design, we aspire to create a more positive, inclusive and accessible future for the disabled community.

A view, from above, of a miniature model set of a bedroom with green walls and wood paneled floor. From front of frame to back there is a white hoist chair with orange pillow above a dark rug. Further away from there is a pair of crutches that leans

A white disabled woman in a black wheelchair with long brown hair wearing a red and black striped lingerie set, black lace tights and a black embroidered bolero. The model is strapped by their wrists to the wheelchair with red bondage rope. She has

A miniature set of a bedroom with a pink bed frame in the centre with a movable table covering the width of the bed with painting materials on top. The room has wooden floorboards with dark green walls, green polka dot potted plants, a nightstand wit

A miniature set of furniture arranged as living room. In the top left corner is a pink striped fabric sofa decorated with multi coloured cushions. In front of the sofa is a yellow fluffy rug, with a small coffee table on wheels decorated with a plant

Deniz is Turkish with short dark hair and a slight moustache. He is seated in an electric wheelchair on a bright yellow rug, with a copy of Able Zine issue 1 flicked open on his lap. To the left is an array of clothing items hanging from a rail and t

A portrait of model Deniz Eskisan, smiling and looking directly into the camera. He is wearing a white smart shirt with braille on the collar and behind him is the backrest of a motorised wheelchair. His hand also lays at the forefront of the photo,

A miniature set of furniture arranged like a home office. There is a wooden desk and brown chair situated in the back right corner of a black room with wood paneled floors. To the left of the frame is a black bookshelf with a green plant resting on t

An image of the office miniature from another angle. This one shows a hanging chair to the left of the desk area made with rope and tiny pillows.

A white disabled woman with long brown hair wearing a red and black plaid dress stands with a hook shaped handled pink cane. The model is painting a canvas with green, blue, yellow and orange paint.

A cropped image of a model sitting in a wheelchair wearing a white button down shirt with black braille on the cuff and collar. The braille matches the black buttons and cufflinks. Their hand on the right side of the frame is gripping a golf ball st

A miniature room designed as a kitchen. It is shot in a studio with coloured lights in the backdrop. The kitchen has an island of black and white with a marble countertop. The kitchen is designed to be wheelchair accessible and has space under the si

A waist length, portrait of a white female disabled model with long brown hair and thick brown eyebrows. She is wearing a colourful network address and holding a miniature Chihuahua in a hot pink knitted jumper.

A white female model stood in a studio, wearing a colourful knitted dress, denim mules, and a colourful knitted dress. In her left hand she holds a miniature Chihuahua, wearing a Hot pink jumper in her right hand. In her right hand, she grips a red d

A cropped photo of a model wearing a lime green jumper sleeve. He holds in 90° handle knife and his chopping a red pepper or an anti-slip cutting board for disabled people.

A cropped photo of a model, cutting their nails with an ergonomic nail cutter for disabled people. They have tattoos on their hands and is wearing a statement ring with diamantes.

An image of a miniature bathroom designed for wheelchair user in the front. We see a traditional toilet beneath which is an elevated foot rest the toilet and the shower have handlebars. It is open space, with a mixture of wood, mosaic tiling and whit

A portrait photo of a miniature bathroom design for a wheelchair user. In this photo. We see the sinks of which there are two there are made of wood with ample space beneath for a wheelchair, there are circular mirrors on the wall plants and soap dis

A model with long brown hair, thick brown eyebrows and dark brown eyes. She is against a light grey backdrop,with pale pink bra straps visible above her chest, holding a long handled hair comb above her right ear. On her right ear lobe is a gold hoop

A photo of a model with long brown hair, thick brown eyebrows and dark brown eyes. She is against a light grey backdrop looking into a hand held mirror. You see her eye in the mirror and a beauty brush held beneath it. She is wearing an adaptive blac

A cropped photo of a miniature bathroom design for a wheelchair user. In this photo we see the sinks of which there are two there are made of wood with ample space beneath for a wheelchair. There are circular mirrors on the wall, plants and soap disp

A white hand with a tattoo on the wrist reaches towards the right of the image pouring soil onto a green plant in a blue pot. The hand is holding an “Easy Grip Trowel and Arm Support Cuff” that is a green and yellow assistive device against a backgro

Two models pose together against a white background, they are side by side, holding hands and are standing on green faux grass. The male, mixed race model on the left is wearing a pink Gucci suit and using an adaptive gardening tool. The white female

A female model sits in an assistive walking/rolling device facing towards the camera. They are wearing an orange puffy hat, a green dress, socks with floral and abstract patterns, and brown high heeled pointed shoes. There is a dog wearing a green tu

The following images are a combination of imagery and typography commissioned and designed to create positive messaging about disability amongst the general public for the ‘See You At Home’ London exhibition. Collaborating with an amazing disabled graphic designer, Menko Dijksterhuis, we created dual typography messaging using interwoven text and Venn diagrams. When we initially connected there was three typography elements I wanted to create: disability/access is beautiful, disability/access is creative, and disability is ageless (i.e. all ages can be disabled.) We took the energy of each of these messages and made it into something tangible. The typography inspires thought and has a subliminal tone. Exhibited in a public space, I wanted the works to convey how central accessibility is to the celebration and inclusion of disabled people.

A typography design in the style of a Venn diagram. Using large curved text and intersecting gradients, the top curve says ‘DISABILITY’, the bottom curve says ‘ACCESSIBILITY’ and inside the middle says ‘CREATIVITY’.

A back portrait of artist Charlie Fitz, a white disabled woman in her late 20’s, with long brown hair separated into two side ponytails, with a healed surgical scar laying pink and vertical down the middle of her neck. Beneath the scar is a gold neck

A typography design which says "Disability Is Beautiful" in maroon and intersected inbetween is the text "Access is beautiful" in yellow.

Credits

Models Deniz Eskisan, Charlie Fitz and Oscar Mealia

Photography by David PD Hyde

(except the image above which was shot by Oscar Mealia)

Styling by Beatriz Maues

Assisted by Sarah Baala

Makeup and Hair by Georgia Hope

Miniatures by Lucy Drew Bell

Set design by Able Zine

Creative direction by Claudia Rose Walder Martinez

A text based image which says "Just Do It

As the editor of Able Zine I wanted to create a fashion story utilising a team of models, designers and up-cyclers with first-hand experience of mental and physical disability, to prove that not only athlete

A title page from Able Issue 1 for 'Just Do It' editorial .It shows credits and illustrations in a tribal pattern against a backdrop of scans of a model's hands wearing acrylic nails which say "Just Do It"

3 pairs of hands unite together. They have different skin tones and different styles of nail art including almond tips, coffin tips and square tips, each with different colours and patterns. One pair of hands is together in a praying fashion and an O

Three models with various disabilities pose in a studio with exposed brick walls and white fabric drapes. They pose at various heights wearing upcycled nike sportswear

Three female disabled models stand in front of the camera. Their outfits are upcycled nike 'just do it' sportwear. One wears a sports bra turned into a lace up top. Another wears a legging and top set turned into woven two piece and the third wears a

A photo of Claudia and Maya against a white backdrop. Claudia lies on the ground looking up at the camera from beneath a hand made bucket hat make from a Nike back pack.

A portrait of Natasha lying on the other models legs. Her hair has red fabric enveloped into braids and she has a septum ring on her nose. Her eyes are dark and on one side there’s black eyeliner drawn around the eye. Her nails are square tipped and

A portrait of Natasha with her arms in the air wearing a grey Nike Hoodie over a black woven top. Her hair has red fabric enveloped into braids and she has a septum ring on her nose. Her eyes are dark and on one side there’s black eyeliner drawn arou

Maya crouches infront of a white backdrop. She is wearing a camouflage green skirt and bra set customised from Nike fabrics. She isn’t wearing shoes and you can see her feet don’t have toes. Her hands also have limb difference. Her hair is styled in

A photo of Maya who is lifting one leg behind her and holding her other arm forward. She is wearing twists in her hair that fall around a skirt made of camouflage tassels and she is wearing a wire bra with the same fabric. On her limbs are red fabric

A photocopy of a white nike air force 1 trainer, copied from 3 angles. The shoes have writing on them which says 'Sickness is a superpower'

Credits

Models Natasha Kasisopa-Campos, Maya Scarlette and Claudia Rose

Photography by Shingi Rice AKA Blue Spit

Styling and Design/Upcycling by Models

Makeup and Hair by Portia Ferrari

Nails by Fuego Nails

Set design by Able Zine

Creative direction by Claudia Rose Walder Martinez

Special Thanks to Hart Club London

Able was approached by K Swiss to create a shoot exploring our magazine's themes. The concept is a crip-take on the ‘Hypebeast Couple’, a modern phenomenon which reached its peak in 2018, of digital romance teamed with sportswear and stylistic displays of wealth. Real-life crip couple Laura and Hang are artists. Their practices centre audiovisual performance art and installations that explore medicalisation, healthcare, crip/sickness theory, sexuality, and marginalisation of their identities (working class, immigration and racial discrimination). Most importantly, the pair have what Mia Mingus coins as ‘Access Intimacy’ and we illustrated this through the home environment and use of medical props both genuine and exaggerated.

Laura is seen facing north east. We cannot see their face. They are holding onto a walking frame and wearing a blue oversized kswiss tshirt split down the middle - resembling that of a hospital gown - with the back part missing. They are not wearing

Laura is lying on a blue surface. There are opaque plastic curtains either side of their head. They are staring off into the distance with their eyes framed by white lashes and red eyeliner and pink cheeks. They are wearing a white K-Swiss boob tube

Medical equipment (mask, syringe, catheter, scissors, kidney dish filled with weed and a pipe) an iPod, pill packet and a doll can be seen in the image. They are all placed on a floral duvet.

A cropped photo of a person stood wearing pink scrubs and white k swiss trainers on a bed of latex medical gloves

Laura is wearing a white balaclava, a lime green jumper saying "K Swiss", stripper heels and sitting on the edge of a sofa. In their right hand they are holding a pink balloon saying "stay sick". On the wall behind them there is a tinsel banner, on t

Laura is sat on the bed holding a toy baby in one hand and a bottle of medicine in the other. They are looking at the camera wearing a denim dress left open and a heart nipple sticker. Hang is stood next to the bed looking down at Laura. They are hol

Hang, a young Black non-binary person with green afro hair is seen sat on a curtain made from medical latex gloves. They wear a white dress with red text on it and hold their head in their hands.

Laura, a white non-binary person is seen stood in front of a curtain made from medical latex gloves. They wear a nurse style outfit of pink scrubs and white clinical trainers. On top is a corset with fake breasts made from white leather. They wear a

Laura is sat on the floor in an K Swiss green jumper, reaching up to lift a cup to Hang's mouth. Hang is surrounded by K Swiss bottles and cups of juice. They are sat in an orange coloured room, featuring some golden tinsel behind Hang and a heart-sh

Laura is lying on their back on top of a floral bedspread. They are holding a magazine clutched to their chest with ‘Able’ written on the front.

Laura is lying on their back with their legs in the air, in a kitchen area. They are wearing lilac clothing, a cream neck ruff, socks with frills and white trainers. They have long green acrylic nails on and their skin looks smooth and shiny, with ta

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