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About


A black and white Photo Booth portrait of Edi, who is a white, butch person with short back and sides hair to a skin fade and is wearing glasses. They are holding their chin and looking at the camera, with a tattoo visible on their hand of the transgender symbol.

Edi is a disabled and trans non-binary person based in Essex and, from time-to-time, East London. Due to chronic illness, most of the time they’re based in bed.

They are an interdisciplinary artist dedicated to a socially-engaged practice that explores, reflects on and documents experiences of time, digital culture, power, identity, and belonging - with a particular focus on disability, place, gender and queerness. After originally developing their craft as a photographer, they now work with a slower, more accessible practice - with mediums including photography, moving image, sound, print and workshops.

Their experience as an educator, trainer, and campaigner influences their participatory and collaborative approach to their creative practice. They think about and work on issues within the creative world and beyond - particularly access, disability justice, and activism. From 2018-2020, they were the Impact Lead for the London CreativeMornings chapter. Since June 2022, they have been the co-chair of trustees for youth-led charity Creative Opps, supporting young people to tackle barriers to creative opportunities and careers.


EDUCATION
2022-24
TOMA (The Other MA), Southend-on-sea

2020-21
Unravelling Time (Huddlecraft), online

2018-19
#PowerLab (Huddlecraft), London

2017
Intercultural Creativity Academy (Eurasia University), Xi’an

2014-18
BASc 2:1 (University College London), London


EXHIBITIONS
2023
PATCHWORK ARCADE, Southend-on-sea

2022
Creative Quests @ London Design Festival

2021
Unravelling Time Showcase, online

2019
Power Lab Showcase, London
WE SHOOT: Stories of Women’s Football, London

2018
#UNDRCONSTRUCTION, London

RESIDENCIES
2023
DC4CC (METAL), Peterborough & Southend-on-sea
FATHOM (Four Corners), London

2018
Sisterhood Schools, London


PUBLICATIONS
2021
Portraits of an Essex Girl, ASH Magazine

2020
We Don’t All Have The Same Hours in A Day, Taking Time


COMMISSIONS
2022
Trans fundraising calendar (FORT London)
Gay Gooners at Pride in London (Arsenal FC)

2021
Trans day of visibility portraits (Sony Music)

2019
Portaits of Natalie Adwoa (SLOWE Magazine)
Documenting stories of grassroots players at the Women’s Euros (Adidas)
Gay Gooners at Pride in London (Adidas)
Story sessions installation (SOAS)

2018
Community engagement design (East End Women’s Museum)


TALKS, WORKSHOPS & PROGRAMMES
2020-21
Host, Unravelling Time Huddle (Huddlecraft)

2020
Host & speaker, Justice & Photography: A 2020 Manifesto (General Assembly)

2019
Chair, The Future of London’s LGBTQI+ Spaces (CreativeMornings)

2018-19
Co-host, Story Sessions