Help weave the tapestry of community storytelling by sharing a meaningful memory or experience related to caregiving. Stories will be used in the following video project Sideshow Mama.

Sideshow Mama consists of staged video vignettes built from performative actions, symbolic props, and collaborative storytelling. Rooted in my experience as a disabled parent, the project explores the caregiving body as both visible and overlooked, scrutinized, yet rarely understood.

While the work emerges from my own lived experience, its scope is intentionally collective.

I gather stories from caregivers across my community, disabled and non-disabled alike, and translate these shared narratives into ritualized visual environments. Caregiving is both deeply personal and nearly universal. By giving form to these experiences, I aim to create space for recognition, connection, and empathy.

I implore you to add your story to Sideshow Mama.

Warmly,

Kim Hopson