Saverio Cantoni (b. 1985, IT) is a white-presenting cyborg, disabled – oral Deaf – artist based in Berlin. Situating their practice in the sonics, from haptic experiences to assistive technologies, Saverio has been experimenting with interferences, noises, and glitches for the past ten years to create participatory and accessible live performances. They choreograph sounds in several forms, mixing texts, visuals, and audible experiences. In an ongoing exploration of the “aesthetics of access,” Saverio’s practice employs multiple materials as a possibility to allow audiences to approach their work from different access points. Working through the lenses of Crip theory and Queer theory, Saverio’s solo practice as well as their collaborative work – as co-founder of the accessible art collective Density Around Void and member of the Sickness Affinity Group (SAG) – aims to destabilize existing power structures and to rethink the normative understanding of sensorial experiences. Their work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions, i.a. at SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin, 2022; State of Concept, Athens, 2021; HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin, 2020 and Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 2018; as well as in other artistic frameworks, such as hosting the radio show mixed feelings on Refuge Worldwide. They have been invited for residencies i.a., at Rupert’s residency program, Vilnius (2023), Villa Romana, Florence (2024), and Pivô, São Paulo (2024), as well as having participated in the Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg (2021). In 2025, Saverio will be part of the multi-disciplinary post-academy program at Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht.
