Cercle d'Artistes Sords Units (ASU)

Art in Catalan Sign Language

Cercle d’Artistes Sords Units (ASU) is a cultural association based in Barcelona’s Les Corts neighborhood. Its main work is producing art and cultural content in Catalan Sign Language (LSC), the natural language of its members.

More than four decades of work

Deaf artists founded ASU in 1974 to make audiovisual productions in LSC. Its founding members came from Cerecusor, one of Barcelona’s leading Deaf associations. Over more than 40 years, ASU has created reports, plays, series, short films, and feature films in Catalan Sign Language. Its video library is described as the country’s most significant collection of signed texts.

Projects and productions

• The feature film PEIXOS
• The web series Camaleó
• LSC travel guides to Catalonia
• Anthology of Catalan Poetry in LSC
• SignMoji for social media
• ASU’s film archive, featuring selections from 50 years of sign-language cinema

Visiting and contact

Address: Marquès de Sentmenat 37, door 8, Jardins de Can Cuiàs, 08014 Les Corts, Barcelona. Email: asubcn@gmail.com. Phone: 624 739 480. In-person hours are Friday, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. ASU also uses Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Organization

The board comprises president Frank A. Vidiella, secretary Sancha Bosoka, treasurer Pau Escudero, and board members Rosa Camps and Pedro Molla.