A stoic survivor of childhood burns, multiple surgeries, scoliosis, eating disorder, and congenital disease, (Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome), Alison’s work addresses issues of accessibility and diversity, and sparks debate on how we, as a society view physical, and mental disability. In doing so, she reclaims the term ‘disability’ to empower, and recreate her own self-narrative. Her work focu
ses on the paradoxes of human nature, offering a glimpse into the cognitive processes behind recognition, and acceptance of disability in self, and the societal desire to ‘fix’ the broken body. Alison explores the power of words, beyond the traditional poetry formats, making her work as accessible as possible to the D/deaf and hearing impaired, Blind and vision impaired, and disabled communities, as a whole.
•Performance Art • Spoken Word • Sound Art • Excursions Through Vocabulary •Micropoetry•
★Awesome Foundation SA Grant Recipient - 2020
★Adelaide City Council Grant Recipient - 2020
★Melbourne City Council Grant Recipient - 2019
★The Graham F. Smith Peace Foundation Award
Awarded for the production, 'Floral Peroxide'
- Adelaide Fringe Festival 2019
★South Australian Poetry Slam State Champion
- 2016
★National Finalist Australian Poetry Slam 2016
- Sydney Opera House
• I exist to provoke response •
Micropoetry and Sound Snippets: https://www.instagram.com/alison.paradoxx/
