Ketut Disability Crafted Jewelry
Ketut Disability Crafted Jewelry
Artists with disabilities face significant challenges when competing for work and recognition with non-disabled artists, and this is due to widespread public ignorance about the difficulties associated with certain disabilities. The public can be extremely cruel when an artist happens to have a disability; they will frequently misinterpret their work as being sub-par or as mocking those with disabilities.
Ketut who was born with disabilities, as well as his two other brothers, through artisanal craft, encourages him to continue his and his family sustenance. Despite his difficulties, Ketut draws inspiration from his own struggles and creates art that helps others understand and accept people with disabilities.
His works address his experiences directly without posing or sensationalizing his disability in order to entertain or inspire others. Instead, he uses his disability to better understand people on both sides of the disability spectrum, including himself.
These meticulously crafted jewelry he creates provides sustenance for his family's food and living expenses for an entire week.
While much progress has been made over the years, there is still much work to be done to promote inclusion for people with disabilities in the arts.
P.T Sab Faro Collectives continue to be prominent in promoting inclusivity in which no one is left behind.