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London & Bengaluru
Abodid Sahoo
Creative Director, Artist and Researcher.
I turn research, archives, and emerging technology into participatory experiences that help people connect.
Royal College of Art alumnus and Apple Scholar. My work bridges spatial design, cinema, AI knowledge systems, and cultural documentation — moving between London underground garage exhibitions, institutional spaces, and interactive web prototypes.
Disciplines & Capabilities
What I build & direct
Spatial & Exhibition Design
Transforming raw architectural spaces and archives into participatory public exhibitions and sensory environments.
Creative Direction & Film
Human-centred documentary cinema, brand films, and visual storytelling grounded in deep contextual research.
AI Systems & Living Vaults
Designing gesture-driven interfaces, human-attention experiments, and connected Obsidian knowledge architectures.
Pedagogy & Masterclasses
Hands-on workshops, autoethnographic writing, and masterclasses on filmmaking ethics, research, and creative workflows.
Credentials
Royal College of Art (RCA), London
Apple Scholar · Full Tuition Scholarship
World's #1 Art & Design institution (QS Ranking). Led and documented major year-end graduate shows across central London.
University of Cambridge (CDH)
Full Bursary Award
Cambridge Digital Humanities — Cultural Heritage Data School research in computational archives and cultural datasets.
British Sociological Association (BSA)
Session Chair · Poster Presentation · Research Roundtable
Chaired sessions attended by more than 200 participants, and presented a poster and research project in a roundtable to 50+ international delegates.
Selected Clients & Venues
Creative Direction · Spatial Design
British Film Institute (BFI), Outernet London, Frameless, Wieden+Kennedy, Pursuit of Portraits, Odisha Tourism.
Broadcast & Press Recognition
VH1 · Rolling Stone India
Music video broadcast on VH1. Featured across Homegrown, The Indian Express, Rolling Stone India, and RCA Official.
Reviewer & Collaborator Direct Line
Let’s build something unforgettable.
Open for creative direction, exhibition and spatial design, AI research prototypes, and brand films worldwide.