Age: all ages
Pagination: 16 pages
Size: 350 x 270 mm
Language: French
Publication: June 2026
Free
The seventh art, art therapy… SoIn #6 highlights how art can serve as an outlet, a form of therapy to exorcise, sublimate, or transcend disability—hence the introduction of the “Art Minute” in the magazine… Would Frida, for that matter, have been merely Kahlo without her disabled body? But “Art knows no disability…” she said. A towering artist, she was understood and loved for who she was and for what her artistic language brought to art. Certainly, her resilience was the object of universal admiration, but Frida Kahlo was far from being reduced to her disability alone. This is also the ambitious project of Artus, as this issue bears witness: “If we consider people with disabilities as ordinary people, we have the right to tease them like ordinary people. If we don’t tease them, that means we’re already putting them in a box.” ” Admittedly, these ambitious journeys, which challenge established norms, are often fraught with obstacles, as evidenced by the director’s struggle to produce his film Un P’tit Truc en plus, but SoIn wants to enthusiastically focus on the attempts, the drive, and—why not—the successes of these endeavors… Thus, Kignon cookies, John Crazy Socks, and the inspiring Astéréotypie show us the path to success through indulgence, charm, and enthusiasm!
That said, this issue does not turn a blind eye to the mistakes of the past—as highlighted here by the fate of the infamous Hottentot Venus—so that we may better overcome them and embark on the virtuous path of inclusion. And to open our arms to those who are different—not to silence them or put them on display—as depicted on this cover, which shows diverse hands, crossed and intertwined, of different colors, with their unique talents at their fingertips… So, what are we waiting for to reach out?
Eliane Reynold de Sérésin (Editorial coordination, SoIn) and Ryadh Sallem (Paralympic athlete, French and European champion in wheelchair basketball and rugby, Capsaaa Association, Paris)
Vincent Vidal has been an independent journalist for over 30 years. He has worked for cinema, women’s, and children’s press. He now turns his focus to the world of antiques, antiquities, and design. Since 2017, he has been the editor-in-chief of the Journal du Village Saint-Martin, a publication dedicated to the 10th arrondissement of Paris. Vincent Vidal is also the author of about ten practical or historical books, including: La Petite Histoire du préservatif, Mode d’emploi du nouveau papa ou Habiter un souplex.
Eliane Reynold de Sérésin is a freelance editor, writer, and proofreader specializing in the humanities, particularly art history and cultural heritage. She has also written several children’s art books and is currently working on a graphic novel exploring the theme of disability.
Ryadh Sallem is a board member of ‘Paris 2024’, a high-level athlete with 5 participations in the Paralympic Games (French swimming team, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair rugby) and a leader in the SSE (Social and Solidarity Economy). This multi-champion in sports and life is known for the numerous battles and victories he achieves in the social and solidarity field. He initiates humanitarian and associative projects aiming to fight against all forms of discrimination, of which disability is a significant component, and founded CAPSAAA, a Parisian sports club and association dedicated to disability prevention and awareness. Organizer of the DEFISTIVAL, creator of the ‘Challenges of Civilizations,’ promoter of societal and cultural symposiums, he is also the originator of EDUCAPCITY, the great civic rally dedicated to 8-14 year olds. A humanist ‘serial entrepreneur’ who urges to reject any form of fatalism and has only one idea in mind: to promote brotherhood and peaceful living together.
Valérie Delattre is an archaeo-anthropologist at Inrap (National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research). She specializes in funeral and cultural practices from the Protohistory to the Middle Ages; she leads a national scientific research program dedicated to the archaeology of disability, intervenes in an associative framework, and within the CNCPH (National Consultative Council for Disability). She is notably the author of Il était une fois la différence. Les archéologues racontent le handicap, published by Actes Sud Jeunesse editions.
