Ed Atkins’ works in video, sound, drawing and writing develop a discourse around High Definition. His practice particularly explores digital media’s apparent immateriality in relation to its possibilities for precise representations of the physical and corporeal world. Cadavers often appear in his work as a surrogate for this dialogue. The process of making is tangible in Atkins’ work, creating an awareness in the viewer of the surface of the image and the presence of the equipment used to produce it.

Atkins graduated with an MA from the Slade School of Art in 2009, and was selected for New Contemporaries in 2010. In 2011 he was included in the group exhibition ‘Time Again’ at SculptureCenter, NY; co-organised ‘A Dying Artist’ at The ICA, London; was shortlisted for the Jarman Award, and had a solo show at Cabinet Gallery, London. In October he presented a new commission for Frieze Film and Channel 4, and a solo presentation for Art Now at Tate Britain entitled ‘A Tumour (In English)’. In November, he collaborated on a new live event with Haroon Mirza and James Richards in Times Square, NY for Performa 11 entitled ‘An Echo Button’. This year he will present solo projects at Chisenhale Gallery, London, Bonn Kunstverein and Isabella Bortolozzi Galerie, Berlin.