CRIP TIME

by Zoe Partington

Image Description: The wording reads on the artwork, 'Crip Time', - bright yellow neon lights in a stylised handwritten font. The neon words are framed inside a transparent perspex box.

Medium: neon glass tube lights/ surrounded by a Perspex box with electric plug in.

Depth: 80mm, Height: 550mm, Length: 1495mm

Weight: 30lbs 12oz (13.95kg)

Installed at The Bluecoat, Liverpool

This slogan “Crip Time” was adopted by disabled people in the UK.

“Crip Time” refers to the flexible and non- linear experience of time for many disabled individuals, acknowledging that conventional timeframes often don’t accommodate the realities of living with a disability. It challenges societal expectations of productivity and punctuality, advocating for a more inclusive understanding of time. Over the years, Zoe and Barbara Lisicki have come to understand each other’s different ways of engaging with ‘normality’.

Zoe Partington in conversation with Barbara Lisicki.