WORKROOM 2024 Resident Artist Spotlight: Eseosa Edebiri

Eseosa Edebiri is an interdisciplinary artist from the Bay Area, currently based in Chicago, where she received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute. As a CAPE teaching artist, Eseosa has taught at Hamilton Fine & Performing Arts School as part of the Collaboration Laboratory (CoLab) program. 

Eseosa’s recent CoLab project focused on cyanotypes, weavings, and an open ended final project exploring abiotic vs. biotic factors. During WORKROOM, and inspired by her arts integration work in classrooms, Eseosa plans on creating woven cyanotypes: weaving, then using that weaving to leave an image on cyanotype paper. 

“My work focuses on the more challenging conversations we may have out in the world while taking a softer approach to the topic, while not adding to the ever-growing desensitization of the trauma of it all. Whether discussions on intergenerational trauma, autonomy, or conversations on health and wellness, the way we approach the topic is essential. That is why I take this tactile approach, focusing the materiality on what is often plush to touch. The color palette reflects this softness with its bright, child-like innocence, in an attempt to soothe my inner child and perhaps yours as well.”