Abodid Sahoo
Creative Technologist, Immersive Experience Designer and Visual Artist working between London and India
Selected work
Spatial Narrative Interactive Tool
Sequence Room
An interactive workspace for sequencing, curating, and editing visual narratives in space.
- Visual Narratives
- Interaction Design
- Digital Curation
- Role
- Concept · Interaction Design · Full-stack Development
- Outcome
- Live interactive app
Exhibition experience
Into the Flux
An abandoned London garage transformed into a public exhibition in two days.
- Exhibitions
- Creative Direction
- Spatial Planning
- Role
- Exhibition Production · Photographic Documentation
- Outcome
- 2,000+ visitors
AI Knowledge Ecosystem
Obsidian Vault
A public, searchable space for notes, questions, ideas and research.
- Knowledge Systems
- Notes and Research
- Information Architecture
- Role
- Information Architecture · Interface
- Outcome
- A living research ecosystem
Interaction Prototype
Hand Gesture Control
A touch-free interface for browsing photographs as though they were physical cards.
- Gesture Interaction
- Photography
- Prototyping
- Role
- Concept · Interaction Design · Prototyping
- Outcome
- Live Interactive App
Participatory Research
Punctum
An interactive study of the details in photographs that move us, stay with us and shape memory.
- Photography
- Human Attention
- Memory
- Role
- Research · Experience Design · AI Prototyping
- Outcome
- Live interactive app
Cultural Documentation
British Film Institute
Human-centred photography for a four-day programme of immersive and expanded cinema.
- Cultural Documentation
- Photography
- Expanded Cinema
- Role
- Photography · Visual Storytelling
- Outcome
- 20,000+ visitors across four days
Film and visual storytelling
Show Me the Way
A music video shaped through cinematography, visual effects and a tactile narrative language.
- Music video
- Cinematography
- Visual effects
- Role
- Director · DOP · Editor · VFX
- Outcome
- Television broadcast in South Asia on VH1
Artistic and sociological research
Rejection Re-Activates Unresolved Grief
A sociological framing of how romantic rejection can reactivate earlier grief when mourning remains unfinished.
- Unresolved grief
- Romantic rejection
- Family
- Role
- Researcher / Autoethnographer
- Outcome
- Accepted roundtable · Families & Relationships
Artistic and sociological research
Cultural Heritage Data School, Cambridge
A methods-led research experience across cultural heritage data, co-design, photogrammetry and critical visualisation.
- Cultural heritage
- Co-design
- Data ethics
- Role
- Bursary participant / Researcher
- Outcome
- Full bursary · 2026 cohort
Artistic and sociological research
Do ghosts feel jealous if you miss the living ones more than them?
An ongoing autoethnographic inquiry into unrequited love, sibling loss, absence and unresolved grief.
- Autoethnography
- Grief
- Phototherapy
- Role
- Artist-researcher / Photographer / Writer
- Outcome
- Ongoing research
Selected organisations
Trusted by
View professional experience- Apple Scholarship
- Outernet Photographer
- Royal College of Art Masters
- IBA Exhibition Designer
- NID Masters
- VH1 Music Video Director
- BFI Photographer
- WK Creative Direction
- Hermosa Studio Executive Producer & Director
- Furnmill Executive Producer & Director
- Pursuit of Portraits Film Director
- Uniqlo Video Editor
- Frameless Photographer
- Budweiser Director and Editor
- Rolling Stone Press Mention
- Odisha Tourism Director and Editor
- Unilever Creative Consultant
- Grand Hyatt Video Editor
“Abodid has not only created stellar videos but has always elevated the brand voice, visual storytelling and overall look and feel!”
“Abodid made sure the visual storytelling of the film was aptly aligned to the brand's voice.”
“Abodid and his team have literally been a breath of fresh air to work with.”
“Each session is carefully prepared and adapted to suit my learning needs, making the lessons both focused and effective.”
“He helped me think differently about how to actually build a story — how shots work together, where to make cuts, and how to use pacing.”
Ways to work together
Work with me
I turn ambitious ideas and stories into intuitive, accessible participatory experiences.
Over the past eight years, I’ve worked on more than 300 exhibitions, installations, films, photo stories and digital experiences. My research-driven work is designed to spark conversations and help people connect.
Exhibitions & Interactive Experiences
I design and build exhibitions and storytelling spaces using film, performance, AI, AR, VR and XR. I’ve built more than 20 interactive experiences (both digital and physical) in London in the last three years.
Photography & Visual Documentation
This is a major strength of mine. I love documenting art exhibitions, galleries, renowned immersive spaces and intimate stories, capturing the details that make each experience feel alive.
Creative Direction & Production
For over eight years, I’ve led the production of commercials, brand films, music videos, dance videos, short films and photo stories that are experimental, tasteful and made to have an impact.
Research & Knowledge Systems
I love being a second brain for ambitious ideas, helping you think them through and articulate them clearly. I also teach Obsidian workshops that help you take better notes and put your knowledge to work.
Blog & newsletter
I love writing!
Read my essays and memoirs on visual culture, art, and creative technology.
Go to the blog