Ayo Akingbade

Ayo Akingbade, born 1994, is an artist, writer, and filmmaker. She works primarily with film, print, and installation, addressing themes of power, class, urbanism and stance. Several of Akingbade’s early works documented experiences of rapid social change brought about by gentrification in London, with a particular focus on the borough of Hackney in East London where she was raised. Ayo has made twenty short films, ranging from experimental hybrids to more conventional narratives.